Just when I was happy that i recieved our rebuilt coilovers in the mail today, i forgot that i had to also replace the rear balljoints in the vert, i was downstairs hammering away at it but only gave up. now i have to wait until i can get a balljoint remover from my buddy tomorrow night. and if people didn't know already, that pitchfork balljoint remover sucks bigtime!
and on a side note last week,, i dropped the coilover on the tip of my ring finger...that hurt like hell!!! and the doctor burnt a hole through my nail to release the blood...never again...
Modified by krillin99 at 2:27 AM 1/15/2009
Just a quick rant (T_T)
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Eikon
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Re: Just a quick rant (krillin99)
That's a quality rant!!!
Snap some pics in the process and make an article on rear ball joint replacement! That would be really cool.
Snap some pics in the process and make an article on rear ball joint replacement! That would be really cool.
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Re: Just a quick rant (Eikon)
Or of the nasty finger! Haha kidddinggggg. That sucks man, sorry to hear about it.Eikon wrote:That's a quality rant!!!
Snap some pics in the process and make an article on rear ball joint replacement! That would be really cool.
Re: Just a quick rant
This thing makes your life much much easier. If anyone wants to buy this, make sure to get adjustable one, so you can use it for all kinds of ball joints like tie rod ends, hubs and etc. I got it from Autozone. I was sick and tired of being frustrated, so I just buy right tools and use them. It's more fun working on cars when you have good tools.
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Re: Just a quick rant (94_240sx)
Good quality tools are worth the money if you're serious about working on your car(s).94_240sx wrote: I was sick and tired of being frustrated, so I just buy right tools and use them. It's more fun working on cars when you have good tools.
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Re: Just a quick rant (DeXteR)
you can also borrow a ball joint tool from Autozone free!
Re: Just a quick rant (BiXLL)
well, i had the intention of posting pictures of the balljoint swap process, but that was until I prematureley yanked out the cf card from the computer, thus wiping out all the photos i took...
i'll go through a quick run down of what i did.
first off, take this
and throw it in the trash
next thing you do is buy one of these
1. ok now jack the car and remove the wheels to get to the rear lower control arm.2. remove the two bolts from the rlca as well as the nut from the rear sway bar...this will allow you to lower the rlca to get to the balljoint without having to remove the entire knuckle assembly. 3. unscrew the nut of the balljoint until it is flush with the top of the balljoint's bolt. (you may be able to remove it, but i couldn't on mine)4. now, adjust the ball joint separator to fit into the space between the rlca and the knuckle assembly (this was a tight fit for me, but just enough room)5. pop off balljoint from the knuckle (and finish removing the nut if you didn't do that from step 3) and pound out the balljoint with a hammer. 6. install new balljoint (i bought moog ones) and work backwards to install everything back onto the car.
kinda cool too with the moog ball joint is that it has a valve you attach on for the grease at the bottom...first time i've seen that.
oh and sorry but no pictures of my smashed finger. it's healing quite nicely now so it won't satisfy the appetites of people looking to see some gore...i'd like to add though that a bellhousing assembly from a motorcycle is friggin magnetized so don't use your finger to hold the washer in place while someone else installs the cover back onto the bike...yes...it smashed another finger for all who wanted to know.
hey 94_240sx that puller tool is gi-normous! yes and i have to agree that having the proper tools makes life soooo much easier!
i'll go through a quick run down of what i did.
first off, take this
and throw it in the trash
next thing you do is buy one of these
1. ok now jack the car and remove the wheels to get to the rear lower control arm.2. remove the two bolts from the rlca as well as the nut from the rear sway bar...this will allow you to lower the rlca to get to the balljoint without having to remove the entire knuckle assembly. 3. unscrew the nut of the balljoint until it is flush with the top of the balljoint's bolt. (you may be able to remove it, but i couldn't on mine)4. now, adjust the ball joint separator to fit into the space between the rlca and the knuckle assembly (this was a tight fit for me, but just enough room)5. pop off balljoint from the knuckle (and finish removing the nut if you didn't do that from step 3) and pound out the balljoint with a hammer. 6. install new balljoint (i bought moog ones) and work backwards to install everything back onto the car.
kinda cool too with the moog ball joint is that it has a valve you attach on for the grease at the bottom...first time i've seen that.
oh and sorry but no pictures of my smashed finger. it's healing quite nicely now so it won't satisfy the appetites of people looking to see some gore...i'd like to add though that a bellhousing assembly from a motorcycle is friggin magnetized so don't use your finger to hold the washer in place while someone else installs the cover back onto the bike...yes...it smashed another finger for all who wanted to know.
hey 94_240sx that puller tool is gi-normous! yes and i have to agree that having the proper tools makes life soooo much easier!