need some help, this chiltons is useless.

is the link for where the steering connects to the hub/suspension/wheel on the front a ball joint? If so, when i try to remove the bolt the ball joint just spins and spins. At first i thought it was broke, but then i realized its a ball joint. How do you get a nut off of a ball joint if the nut is frozen?

 

Are you talking about trying to take off that castle nut?

 

yes my friend.

 

Did you remove the pin?

 

indeed i did. the castle nut is firmly rusted onto the joint as with every other mother****ing bolt on that car...

upper ball joints took me 3hours/ea to free up, (chiltons told me i couldnt?)

anyway, the bottom steering linkage, i just wanted to make sure it was supposed to spin, and that the bolt wasn't loose or broken.

 

Mine spun a little, but I could still get it off. Spray that nut nasty with wd40 or Valvoline penetrating lubricant(hehe).

 

ANYways. if i need to, i dont really need it off, i just didnt know if it was normal or not. when it comes time ill just take a dremel to it.

i should call my self "fujiwara macGuyver"

 

Why you roll your eyes? Valvoline claims that it is better than wd40. A new castle nut costs $3-4

 

i thought you rolled your eyes cuz it sounded naughty. now i see.

 

they spin, take a pair of pliers and hold the thing to get it loose. Then the rest is majic!