|
|
| Home | Register | FAQ | Members List | Calendar | Blogs | Garage | Gallery | Search | Today's Posts | Mark Forums Read | Insurance |
| | ||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||
|
|||||||
 |
|
|
|
LinkBack | Thread Tools |
April 4th, 2010, 12:27 PM
|
#1 |
|
Enthusiast
1998 Mustang GT
1:34.43@13.86
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Detroit
Posts: 679
 iTrader: 0 reviews
|
Broken ball joint on A Arm please help! pics
I was turning a corner slowly the other night and i just feel something pop and my car comes to a grinding stop i take a look under the car and this is what i see.
  MORE  I tried keeping the floor jack under the A arm while aligning that ball joint thinking it would maybe pop back in as i let the car back down the ground but of course im stupid and forget theres coil springs applying force downward on the A arm so it wont do sh!t. what the ef do I do now?
__________________
 "The only way to learn about a car truly is to break something and fix it yourself..." |
|
| Sponsored Links | |||
Advertisement | |||
|
April 4th, 2010, 12:37 PM
|
#2 |
|
Enthusiast
2000 Mustang GT
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Warren County, Va
Posts: 840
 iTrader: 0 reviews
 |
hmm try and take the spring out and let it down?
__________________
B&M Short Shifter / Ford Heavy Duty Clutch / 3.73 gears / Nitto Drag Radials / Steeda CAI / Diablo Tuned / Mac LT Headers / Lethal Cated Xpipe / Pypes Exhaust / Smoked headlights and Tail lights / GT floor mats / PP 70mm TB / Accufab Plenum |
|
|
|
April 4th, 2010, 12:44 PM
|
#3 |
|
Priest of the Car Gods
 
Clapped-out '90 GT 'vert
~5.5 seconds off TTOD :(
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Rohnert Park, CA
Posts: 13,808
 iTrader: 0 reviews
|
At the *very* least you need to replace that balljoint.
It may be easier to just get new LCAs, though.
__________________
O o /¯/______________________ |BLAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARGH!!! \_\ |
|
|
|
April 4th, 2010, 12:50 PM
|
#4 |
|
Enthusiast
1998 Mustang GT
1:34.43@13.86
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Detroit
Posts: 679
iTrader: 0 reviews
|
how do you replace that ball joint? does it have to be pressed back into the A arm??
I dont have the tools or workspace to do any new major installs so new LCA are not an option. Would improper steering alignment cause this problem?
__________________
"The only way to learn about a car truly is to break something and fix it yourself..." |
|
|
|
April 4th, 2010, 12:57 PM
|
#5 |
|
Hardcore Enthusiast
2001 Bullitt
12.25@110.4
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: North Carolina
Posts: 2,599
iTrader: 1 reviews
|
Balljoints are a wear item, they simply wear out over time. Judging by all that rust, it was time. The only way to fix it is to press the entire old balljoint out, and press a new one in, there's no repairing that one.
|
|
|
|
April 4th, 2010, 12:57 PM
|
#6 |
|
Enthusiast
1998 Mustang GT
1:34.43@13.86
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Detroit
Posts: 679
iTrader: 0 reviews
|
AHHHH YES, i am looking here in my Haynes manual and it is indeed the Ball Joint that is toast. and yes it says replacement: remove the lower control arm, have the old balljoint pressed out of the arm and a new balljoint pressed in by an automotive machine shop. Install the lower control arm. well shit, mines already out so i guess i just gotta have someone press a new one in! lol
__________________
"The only way to learn about a car truly is to break something and fix it yourself..." |
|
|
|
April 4th, 2010, 01:13 PM
|
#7 |
|
I Post Entirely Way Too Much
04 mustang gt
7.21 @ 98
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: upstate sc
Posts: 5,923
iTrader: 1 reviews
|
you don't have to remove the a arm. if you have a shop do it they will have a tool that presses the ball joint out.
otherwise, if your gonna do it then i guess you would have to remove the a arm and have a new one pressed in
__________________
 cams + 150 shot |
|
|
|
April 4th, 2010, 01:34 PM
|
#8 | |
|
Hardcore Enthusiast
2001 Bullitt
12.25@110.4
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: North Carolina
Posts: 2,599
iTrader: 1 reviews
|
|
|
|
|
|
April 4th, 2010, 01:36 PM
|
#9 |
|
I Post Entirely Way Too Much
04 mustang gt
7.21 @ 98
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: upstate sc
Posts: 5,923
iTrader: 1 reviews
|
yep its still gonna need to be pressed out
__________________
cams + 150 shot |
|
|
|
April 4th, 2010, 03:57 PM
|
#10 | |
|
Hardcore Enthusiast
2004 V6 & 2000 GT
v6-15.0@96.3 GT-12.4@121
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Laurel
Posts: 1,342
iTrader: 0 reviews
|
To be honest installing new LCA's isn't that hard.
If you've got a floor jack 2 jack stands and a basic tool set you could do it.
__________________
 04 V6/00 GT 460WHP/500WTQ stock shortblock, single walbro255 Turbo Build
|
|
|
|
|
April 4th, 2010, 05:59 PM
|
#11 |
|
Hardcore Enthusiast
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: mesa , arizona
Posts: 1,474
iTrader: 2 reviews
 |
just pull off the lca`s , upgrade the bushings while you have them out and get the moog ball joints they are nice , bushings and ball joints will need to be pressed in and out
__________________
a bunch of stuff to make my car faster  http://www.moddedmustangs.com/forums...e-member-1497/
|
|
|
|
April 4th, 2010, 06:01 PM
|
#12 |
|
Hardcore Enthusiast
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: mesa , arizona
Posts: 1,474
iTrader: 2 reviews
|
looks like those front end components have been sitting under water wow
__________________
a bunch of stuff to make my car faster http://www.moddedmustangs.com/forums...e-member-1497/
|
|
|
| Sponsored Links | |
Advertisement | |
|
| Thread Tools | |
|
|
Threads Similar to: Broken ball joint on A Arm please help! pics
|
||||
| Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
| x2 ball joint install | PowerShiftz02GT | 99-04 | 8 | January 17th, 2012 12:08 AM |
| Ball joint? | stang05 | 2005 - 2010 V6 | 4 | January 25th, 2010 10:21 PM |
| Pics of bent push rod & broken rocker arm | supermachone | The Clubhouse | 5 | May 18th, 2008 12:02 AM |
| lower ball joint | theodoor24 | Classic Mustangs | 5 | April 26th, 2008 07:19 PM |
| Ball Joint Time.. | Blown5.0 | 5.0 Mustangs | 4 | June 4th, 2007 01:37 PM |
