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hot!rod · 03-13-2005, 09:03 PM

Hey all,
I was replacing my upper ball joints today and I have a question. When I got the rivets out, the ball joint AND boot came out the top of the A arm. I tried to put the new one in the same way. Just like the book said. But the boot won't go in all the way if I put it in the top of the A arm. There is a ridge around it and it won't go in all the way. Does anyone see a problem in putting the ball joint in from the top, but the boot coming up from the bottom? My only concern is this is a place for the grease to come out (between the A arm and the boot. Anybody else ran into this? Any other suggestions?

Thanks in advance,
Brad

03-13-2005, 09:03 PM	#1
hot!rod Registered User Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Northeast TX Posts: 58	Ball Joint Question Hey all, I was replacing my upper ball joints today and I have a question. When I got the rivets out, the ball joint AND boot came out the top of the A arm. I tried to put the new one in the same way. Just like the book said. But the boot won't go in all the way if I put it in the top of the A arm. There is a ridge around it and it won't go in all the way. Does anyone see a problem in putting the ball joint in from the top, but the boot coming up from the bottom? My only concern is this is a place for the grease to come out (between the A arm and the boot. Anybody else ran into this? Any other suggestions? Thanks in advance, Brad __________________ Why do we drive on a parkway and park on a driveway?



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