Ball joints

[srJOEYdet]

Well this is my first car I have accually done work on and I have never removed a ball joint before. I have the fork, and I know it goes between the hub and the A-arm, I just dont know how to do it without messin gup the rubber part that the grease goes in. Any ideas? Thanks,

Joey

[srJOEYdet]

WEll i did what i thought i should have and i destroyed a ball joint, but i have one hub removed! now i reed to know how to replace the ball joint. My manual as usual does not even mention it. It looks like they are rivited on.

EDIT: new count is 2 and 2. Two hubs removed and two rubber ball joint grease holding things destroyed.

[camppain]

the ball joints are actually not meant to be replaced seperately on 240's but you can do it however. i did it to mine when i swapped to 5 lug. there are snap rings holding them from the top of the c/a iirc remove that then you can pound the old one out with a hmmer as for the new ones i pressed them in at work but there are alternatives i know my friend used when he replaced his to press it in. i forgot what he used though.

[srJOEYdet]

Okay. Is this snap ring below the rubber part? And if at all possible, will you get a hold of your freind? One of the tools I dont have is a press. I would like to know how he did it. Thanks.

Joey

[uiuc240]

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Joey</td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'>
just get a bigazz socket or a proper drift and set it over the ball joint (just on the reinforced edges) and pound it in with a big hammer. &nbsp;then put the snap ring on and reassemble. &nbsp;have fun!

Eric

[240 2NR]

Just to add, a pickle fork or ball joint remover (that looks like a big two pronged fork), is not meant to pull a ball joint that is intended to be used again. &nbsp;It will tear up the boot requiring purchase of a new one (well two so they remain the same).

The way to removed a balljoint is to hit the knuckle around it with a hammer which will allow the ball joint shaft to come loose (unseated) the knuckle leaving the ball joint unbroken and ready to be reused (if it's still in good condition).