Changing a ball joint

[AdamWhy]

Anyone know how to change the ball joint on the wishbone without a press??

[Tim_1]

hammer, big screwdriver, and some brawn

[AdamWhy]

and im guessing just hammer the new ball joint back in??

[johnnyg_vts]

i did this yesterday and i ended up walking to the nearest garage.
i hammered the shit out of it in a vice for 10 minutes.
they pressed out the old and pressed new one in for nothing!
its a 5 minute job for them.

[Lozza_vtr]

Yeah take it to a garage and get the to press them out. I have heard they can be very stubborn.

[Gabbastard]

Get a proper mans vice like this

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v177/Gabbastard/track%20car/unbreakablevice.jpg

Rest the balljoint housing over the vice jaws, so that they are supported, and the balljoint itself has nothing underneath. Then smash it REALLY hard with a large hammer and drift.

Then use the vice and sockets to press the new ones in.

[AdamWhy]

thanks guys....will probly give it a go myself...but knowing my car... nothing is as straight forward as that!!