Re: Ball Joint

["Michael Abatzis" <abatzis2@hotmail.com>]

i'm talking about separating the ball joint from the wheel housing, not
removing it from the control arm. i don't think you can do the struts w/o
doing that, but i may be wrong. if you don't have one already, get a ball
joint separator tool from pep boys or wherever, makes it much easier.
putting them back in is the tough part-- line the joint up the best that you
can, and put a jack under the control arm until the struts compress a little
bit. it should slide in. again, the most important thing is getting it lined
up correctly. the new bolts will come with all the required hardware. don't
stress about the drilling. it's no problem. what's the worst that can
happen? you ruin a $25 control arm, but that would be nearly impossible.
hth,
-michael

----- Original Message -----

I don't remember separating the ball joints.  I was a  little stressed
about drilling the rivets out.  Do you know if the new ball joints will
come with the needed replacement bolts?

Michael Abatzis wrote:
>
> if you've done the struts, you've probably already separated and put back
> (the only hard part) the ball joints. if they're the originals, you'll
need
> to drill out the rivets and bolt the new one on. pretty straightforward.
> you'll probably need an alignment afterward though.
> -michael
>
> Hey List,
>   One of my ball joints (passenger side) has a cracked boot.  I saw it
> when I was putting in a new axle. How hard a job will it be to replace
> and should I just go ahead and do both sides? It this point, I have
> already done the struts and strut bearings, steering rack and mounts and
> passenger side tie rod.  There doesn't seem to be that much more to
> replace.
>
> Kervin
> 86 8V Scirocco
> 92 GL Golf RIP
> 00 TT600
>
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