Lower ball joints

[Marcus Gilbert]

Off topic, but I just bought lower ball joints for the rear control arms of my
Fiero.   They did come w/ bolts/nuts to replace the rivets.

Marcus
84 Fiero, 5.7 TPI

TK wrote:

> 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.
> >