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Replacing lower ball oints

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Old 06-03-2009, 02:09 PM
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Whats up all. Went to get the truck aligned last week and they told me the lower ball joints and D/S outer tie rod were bad. Ordered moog ball joints and both tie rods (figured I'd replace both) and when i got them I realized they are pressed in to the lower control arms. I have a buddy who is a dodge mechanic coming over on Saturday to help me do them, but I was wondering if anyone had any tips to make the ball joint replacement go smoother. I plan on just supporting the control arm instead of loosening the torsion bars. Any tip would be greatly appreciated.
 
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its really simple. just press out the old ball joint and press the new one in. autozone rents the ball joint press along with other parts stores. pretty straight forward.
 



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