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Old 06-15-2002, 09:25 PM   #1
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what is the trick of getting the @#%^&& ball joint to go in the arm nice and straight ??? mine keeps going in cocked. (did I say cocked). yep, it keeps going in angled. is there some trick of getting them in straight ??

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who figured out how to get them out easily, now if I can only get them in straight !
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Old 06-16-2002, 07:00 PM   #2
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this is what i do. take a bottle jack and put under the ball joint. then raise it up some. hit the control arm with a real big hammer. it'll start to slide in. then jack up some more. hit again. repeat until all the way in.
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