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Re: Lower Ball Joint - testing my patience - picts
When MOOG offers a "Problem Solver" part - buy it: they are fixing an inherent problem, and it's a wise purchase.
The new ball joint ~should~ go it just fine with that kit.
The same ball joint kit often goes on sale at Princess Auto. Current retail is $109, I might have paid $60 a number of years ago.
Doing all poly bushings on a vehicle usually takes me 6 to 8 hours. I usually use an Oxy-Acetyelene torch to burn out the rubber, or if I don't have a torch, a drill and a LOT of patience. A hydraulic press is VERY handy for putting the new bushings in, and Princess Auto has a 12Ton that usually goes on sale for about $135 (retail $189).
Often, I will buy the tool to do it myself, if the tool even approaches the labour to pay someone else to do it for me. Then the tool has paid for itself, and the rest of the jobs are free!
One of my mottos: "I can pay a professional to screw it up, or I can screw it up myself for free."
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