Lower ball joints

[TK]

I meant for this to go direct to Ludis. I need to pay better attention!

But since this is now "DIY-BALL JOINTS",

Cars with riveted joints generally indicate to drill out the rivets. The
Fiero shop manual doesn't say this. They say, replace the complete control
arm.

All of the parts stores have just the ball joint. I was thinking there must
be some method to this madness.

Terry
----- Original Message -----
From: Frederic Breitwieser <frederic at xephic.dynip.com>
To: <gmecm at efi332.eng.ohio-state.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, August 04, 1999 8:41 AM
Subject: Re: Lower ball joints


> > All of the parts stores want to sell me lower ball joints without the
> > control arm. I manual says they are serviced as one piece.
> >
> > Can the 86 lower ball joints be removed from the control arm?
>
> I missed this thread, my apologies for jumping in late.
>
> Most GM cars in the mid to late 80's, especially the smaller cars, had
> the lower ball joints rivited to the control arm, therefore you have to
> drill off the rivits, bang the ball joint off, then bolt on the new
> one.  Usually the ball joint kits come with the appropriate bolts.
>
>
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>
> Frederic Breitwieser
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