For those who have put lower Ball Joint's in thier BD.....

[Benfolio]

Sucks, huh?

MAN I spent most of the morning lubing, heating, chiseling, hammering, etc on them things. :evil:

Left had play, but both boots were torn due to the n00bs who put in the axles and right bearing before I bought it.

New ones slid right in though.

[2.5GT]

what are BJs? :lol:

[decke48]

balljoints?

[Plays_with_Toys]

I assume so. Title fixed.

[dplacencia]

I did both my ball joints too. They can be a bit off a pain.

[decke48]

yes it can. even worst when the bolts break and you spend the next 3hrs drilling and spend $20 on drill bits

[Benfolio]

I was lucky enough to have had the time to spray them down with the best rust penetrant evar (CRC Freeze Off) several times, so when I did use the impact on them they did slowly back out and did not snap. I thought THAT would have been the hard part. Yeah. For some reason I thought the old BJs... err... balljoints would plop right out. :lol:

[decke48]

ahh that was the worst job ever it was a first gen legacy the guy broke 3 head bolts, broke both balljoint bolts. then the guy refused to pay the 10hrs of labor so his car got completly strip and crushed into a cube and we gave it back :grin: well we got the mechanics lean first

[elsanto]

a little tip i've found useful.

smack the head of the bolt with a punch, and then turn it tighter a hair, then start backing it off.. also don't be stupid, if the bolt is rusted dont put it back! put a new one with some anti-seize on it, that way next time you dont feel so unsmart. :)

[AJM]

I just had them done by shop. Too much bother.

[Benfolio]

...if I had known.

Nah, I had a whole saturday to kill, and most of the tools needed (former light duty tech). I didn't need the car back on the road right away either.

But as far as re-using bolts, I put in aftermarket BJ' and they came with new bolts, castle nuts, and cotter pins.