How do you remove a steering knuckle from a ball joint?
Detach the steering knuckle from the lower ball joint by applying hammer blows where the ball joint meets the knuckle. Re-attaching (but not torquing down) on the tie rod end stem back into the knuckle will help stabilize the knuckle during the hammer blows. Detach the tie rod end, remove the lower control arm nut and remove the steering knuckle.
How do you remove a ball joint from a car?
The most difficult part of removing any ball joint is disconnecting the taper fit stud at the end of the joint. Some ball joints are made into the lower or upper control arm while in other applications the joint can be unbolted separately. It is strongly suggested to have the car aligned after replacing a ball joint. What Goes Wrong?
How to replace the control arms, shocks, and ball joints?
Keep the nut and bolt loose. Then connect the top portion of the shock absorber with the new bushing and washer and cut the service cable to release the shock’s compression tension. The top stem of the shock should extend into the chassis’ shock mounting hole.
How do you replace ball joint on McPherson strut?
Leave the castellated nut in place, just a few turns in to keep it in a safe place. If you’re working on a McPherson strut suspension remove the “pinch bolt” that clamps the ball joint stud. Pop loose the ball joint.
Detach the steering knuckle from the lower ball joint by applying hammer blows where the ball joint meets the knuckle. Re-attaching (but not torquing down) on the tie rod end stem back into the knuckle will help stabilize the knuckle during the hammer blows. Detach the tie rod end, remove the lower control arm nut and remove the steering knuckle.
The most difficult part of removing any ball joint is disconnecting the taper fit stud at the end of the joint. Some ball joints are made into the lower or upper control arm while in other applications the joint can be unbolted separately. It is strongly suggested to have the car aligned after replacing a ball joint. What Goes Wrong?
Keep the nut and bolt loose. Then connect the top portion of the shock absorber with the new bushing and washer and cut the service cable to release the shock’s compression tension. The top stem of the shock should extend into the chassis’ shock mounting hole.
Leave the castellated nut in place, just a few turns in to keep it in a safe place. If you’re working on a McPherson strut suspension remove the “pinch bolt” that clamps the ball joint stud. Pop loose the ball joint.