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*78 Chevyrado* · 05-09-2009, 07:18 PM

You just put the truck on jackstands under both control arms, and once its securely on the stands just unbolt the lower ball joint from the spindle and lift the spindle and upper arm out of the way and there it is.

Make sure the old balljoint gets pressed out and the new one gets pressed in, whoever does it. do not beat on it with anything or you'll waller out the hole it seats in and distort the ball joint itself. Otherwise it's very straight forward, good luck!

05-09-2009, 07:18 PM	#3
78 Chevyrado Account Suspended Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Unnapreciative, Trollville Posts: 2,079	Re: Lower Ball Joint HELP! You just put the truck on jackstands under both control arms, and once its securely on the stands just unbolt the lower ball joint from the spindle and lift the spindle and upper arm out of the way and there it is. Make sure the old balljoint gets pressed out and the new one gets pressed in, whoever does it. do not beat on it with anything or you'll waller out the hole it seats in and distort the ball joint itself. Otherwise it's very straight forward, good luck! Last edited by 78 Chevyrado; 05-09-2009 at 07:21 PM.