Need help to fit ball joints in Perth

[Dave]

Can anyone recommend a mechanic in PERTH to fit the ball joints I just bout from Jim Classics, or perhaps to assist me to fit them.
I am happy to pay or assist with something in return.
How long should it take a mechanic to fit them so I can take a guess at the cost?

cheers
Dave

[danvanman]

Hi, I'm not in perth but I just took my lower control arm and ball joint(with no ball joint to take out)  to local engineers and they charged me $5 to press new one in.

[Worzel]

that's the go,
I get the ball joints out by loosening off the nuts BUT leave them on a full nut worth of thread. undo bottom shocker . Then i hold a small sledge hammer against one side and belt the other side with another one.
When they have both sprung open on my bedford the spring is not under compression but CHECK your one as you do NOT want a spring through the face. Tie springs in if they are still compressed before you undo ball joint nut
Tie the stub axle up so it it's not hanging by the brake cable, and remove the control arms.
My mechanic pressed new ones in for free (he feels sorry for me ).
It is pretty straight forward
I can send you torque settings if you don't have them

[Bren]

What suburb are you located? i have a press.

[Dave]

Thanks for your replies

Bren I am in Wembley but I am wondering if I am competent enough to do it myself.

I dont mind giving it a go but I dont want to damage something else, or worse make it unsafe to drive.
Is changing the ball joints something fairly straightforward to do, and how long do you reckon it would take a novice to do it?

dave

[hammers_spanners]

Dave it's not hard to do on a press. If Bren is close by go and do it yourself. You'll get satisfaction from doing it yourself.

Cheers

Craig

[Marishka]

Dave , balljoints are easy 2 press in.
the bottom ones are easiest as the bottom control arm or wishbone as some call em are more rigid but watch the top ones they are weaker and like i found out if u just keep pumping it in when ur not watchin properly can bend the recess hole. and wedge it in cockeyed, lol,
the main thing u need to get organised is a 10 cm thick walled piece of pipe slightly bigger than the balljoint recess hole for the threaded bolt end of balljoint  2 press into, that way the ball joint can be pressed into the control arm squarely.

[Bren]

I have a 1tonne press at my place in Mt Helena or a much bigger one in at my dads in Roleystone....
either way if you need them. not exactly close but your welcome to come use them if needed.

[Dave]

Thanks Bren
I have ordered the ball joints and will decide what to do whe they arrive.

I reckon we must have presses at one of our workshops at work, or at least one of the mechanics there might.  If I can use them I might take that option as they are closer.

cheers

[Bren]

yeah just about any mechanic would have a press id say....