Originally Posted by 98CoupeV6
I got an aftermarket replacement for the upper control arm off ebay and the boot blew last winter...POS. It blew in the middle of my mysterious knocking noise crisis (don't know if you remember that) that turned out to be a blown shock that had replaced a blown shock and led to my confusion.
How much do presses cost? How long of an install is it?
I'll have to look up the exact price and where I got the ingalls UBJ...Ingalls lists it for $58 lol, but I got it for around $20ish I think:
I went out and looked at mine tonight...it's only been on since early summer, but it looks fine so far.
I have a cheap ball joint press I got from Harbor Freight for $30. But to swap the UBJ, you need to remove the U A-arm, which requires removing the spring/shock assembly to get to the bolts haha...which is kinda a pain, but oh well. It probably took me an hour and a half, maybe two, taking my time. I've used the press a couple times, worked like a champ, but sometimes had to improvise with sockets and a flat pry bar to line everything up when pressing a joint in or out. I attached a pic of my ball joint press and my generic ball joint release tool that I would recommend you get...just makes popping ball joints loose very easy.