Both ball joints can be a pig to get out of the hub carrier - you may
have to invest in a ball-joint splitter to get them out. The lower ball
joint is press-fitted into the lower control arm and retained with a
large circlip. The upper ball joints were originally fitted with four
large (what look to me like) rivets. It states in the manual that
service replacements will use nuts and bolts. I have not done this
myself (yet) but I would probably try using a quality chisel, or failing
that, careful use of an angle grinder to take the tops off.
Martin
ken@xxxx wrote:
While I am on the topic. what is the best way to remove the lower ball
joints from the lower control arm. and is the only way to remove the
upper ball joints to drill out the 4 bolts?