replacing ball joints

[corey v]

how hard is it to repalce ball joints on a 2001screw went to get my alingment done and my ball joints are bad all 4 of them, they told me i have to replace the upper controll arm when i repalce the top ones

[JHens4]

glad you made this thread, because i was just about to make one with the same issue. hopefully someone chimes in

[swatchie]

its pretty easy to replace the joints. There is a pretty good walk thru on here that someone posted that I followed. It even has pictures!

basically, you take the wheel off, mark where the upper control arm bolts are at on the bracket, loosen the bolts and break the ball joint there. the whole upper control arm is replaced with the new ball joint. Good times.

The lower ball joint, its a pain in the butt. You will need to break the ball joint loose using a pully or a hammer. you then need to remove the axle shaft from the knuckle. Then you need to use the ball joint remover from Auto Zone or wherever you rent tools from, and remove the ballloint. Then reverse alll the changes you did and its all good.

easy to do, but can take a few hours. Good Luck !

[corey v]

thanks for the help iam gonna try this weekend why so u repalce the controll are u cant just press it out or what

[ah1200]

Im a Master tech and replace ball joints in ford trucks all the time. I have only replaced 2 uppers in 97-03 f-150s. never usually bad. I would make sure they are loose before replacing.

[corey v]

yeah the guy at the front end shop said they are all bad plus my front en shakes why do u have to replace the controll arm instead of the ball joint

[FF301]

it's a one piece assembly, not an option -

[R1Jester]

Originally Posted by swatchie

its pretty easy to replace the joints. There is a pretty good walk thru on here that someone posted that I followed. It even has pictures!

Possibly talking about the one I posted a while ago?
Ball Joints

From a 2000 4x4