Thread: Ball Joints?

ball joints arent bad especially if they're not riveted in.

i'd have to say $550 is redic for all 4 ball joints but i do all my own stuff so i dont really know what shops r charging these days

Ball joints are somewhat time intensive according to most shops so that quote for $550 is about right though a little on the high side.

Honestly though you can change all your ball joints yourself in one day, hell in an afternoon and thats if you are dicking around. Its not hard to do and you just need simple hand tools and a pickle fork (you dont need that ball joint tool at all). If you still have that link i IM'ed ya about a while back to DC-Flux's article about ball joint replacement then you have all the instructions you will ever need. I followed his instructions when i did mine (save for the standing on the breaker bar, i put my spare on and put the socket through the hole in the middle of the rim to get the nut off while holding the hub still) and it was no big deal.

Usually they are riveted in but dont freak out about that. They can easily be removed with an angle grinder (to take the head of the rivet off) and either a punch or a drill to take out the rest. After that it pops right out and you use the old rivet holes to bolt in the new one.