Lower ball joints

[ralaubach]

Planning on doing ball joints next weekend and trying to figure out if I need to remove the lower control arm to swap the ball joint. I know the upper needs to be completely replaced, and and joints. But is the lower the same? I thought you can do just the ball joint with out needing to take the whole lower arm out?

 

[Bullitt5339]

You can just press the old ball joints out and press new ones in with the control arms still on the truck, but I have decided that it's worth spending the extra money to get the entire lower control arm to save a lot of time and aggravation as well as getting new bushings at the same time.

Rockauto usually has Mevotech lower control arms for under $100 each.

 

[ralaubach]

I can understand that approach, I already have the ball joints, and I don't have any kind of compression tool for the springs.

 

[Lil_Ram]

You'll have to compress the spring because of how it's done. Not so much for ease but safety


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[Bullitt5339]

If you have a decent floor jack, you have something to compress the spring. Just put it securely under the spring pocket and use it to take the tension off.

 

[ralaubach]

What kind of grease you guys using for this job. Like I said, it's my first attempt at this

 

[CorDog009]

What kind of grease you guys using for this job. Like I said, it's my first attempt at this

I just used some general purpose grease (Valvoline brand I believe) from the parts store. I try to hit them with a couple shots of grease every time I change the oil if I remember.