replacing ball joints?!?!?

[Alan-lee]

hey guys! really need some help!

i have my MOT on wednesday and i still need to change my 2 lower ball joints!

now i have been at it all day and i have burnt the drivers side out and have been trying to batter the new one in, even tried pressing it with g clamps, got far in but not the full way!

whats the way to do this? or can i take off the arm that the ball joint is going into?

cheers, would really appreciate the a quick and detailed response!

[steve_335]

Do you need a press to push them in properly??

[GRAHAM2000VTR]

better to get 2 new arm imo

[Lozza_vtr]

Remove wishbones and take them down a garage, they should press them in for you. Need a strong old press for them ball joints.

[Lozza_vtr]

better to get 2 new arm imo

Yeah thats what i done. :y:

[Alan-lee]

alrite, thats great!

but how do i go about removing the lower arms,

tried it there 2day but it just doesnt seem to want to come out, i have all the bolts i can see out but the end bit wont pull out! i have a press, but i cant get the lower arm off, i was trying with a g clamp, as to see if it would work!

[steve_335]

Remove wishbones and take them down a garage, they should press them in for you. Need a strong old press for them ball joints.

Yeah the press we got at work goes up to about 15 tonnes of pressure

[Alan-lee]

but how do i go about removing the lower arms??

see the end that is nearest to the anti roll bar? wat kind of bolts hold it in? or is it bolts?

thanks

[Mark51]

there are bolts under the carpet and sound proofing in the foot wells (17mm) and then one on the under side of the car (18mm)

[Alan-lee]

thats great mate cheers!