BALLJOINT!? Ever seen this? What happened? ooohhhh TONY? (pic)

[DocLong]

Was getting ready to replace the lower contol arm bushings....as the wheel would move forward and back between reversing and driving forward.

Wasn't the LCABs.....was ball joints. I've read that ford designed the LCA's to accept ONE ball joint replacement. True or false? These ball joints were new from the PO.

 

[Suspect]

holy shhhhh!

 

[KillNThrill24]

Lmao like a freakin year later and we're still going to [MENTION=17070]Tony[/MENTION] about BJ's.... (Balljoints you sick ****s!)

Dude that is MESSED up!!

 

[Suspect]

who installed em? im not sure how many times you can change out ball joints, but damn he would've known if he pressed them in.

 

[DocLong]

PO or PPO did. They were fine before I lowered. I'm at a loss as to how this couuld have happened.

 

[Ferocious]

Time for some Cobra A arms!

 

[DocLong]

no. time for a balljoint....this is a car that looks quick, but never will be. Economy my friend, economy.

 

[Addermk2]

Been there, done that. Wanna buy some stock control arms on the cheap. Fairly new balljoints in them.

 

[DocLong]

Can I just press new ball joints in?

 

[KillNThrill24]

Should be able to... But make sure the mating surface on the control arm isn't all ****ed up from that thing banging around on it

 

[DocLong]

didnt do much banging. only been about 200 miles since the last time I inspected the front end...and it was all good then.

 

[Tony]

Have no fear....tony is here!!!




but yea man you need new balljoints lololol!

 

[MustangChris]

yes you can press in a new ball joint (unless the a-arm was damaged in some way)

get moog ball joints, if possible. otherwise OEM should last another 10 years or so.

 

[DocLong]

FTS. What a PITA. Worked 8 hours on ONE ball joint....

The arm was bad, had to go pull one at the local yard (that had an almost new BJ BTW.) Whoever BEAT the last one in fubar'd arm and joint. Oh well. She's good now.

Thanks everyone....for telling me I needed a new BJ. Now if only I could get the wife to agree.