Front upper ball joints
Posted: Sat Apr 30, 2016 5:21 pm
Hi guys,
In a glance of spontaneous stupidity, I "overgreased" one of my front upper ball joints on my 59SF today and the rubber cone burst open (see picture). Well done, Eddie Ok, now do I have any other option than to replace the one (or better both) upper ball joint? I found there's also a Mopar ball joint kit, which comes with new cones/washers etc.: http://www.ebay.de/itm/57-58-59-60-61-6 ... XQ56ZSConZ
I'd rather replace the rubber than the whole ball joint, except you would recommend replacing the joints anyway. I dug a little in the forum and online and it seems at first I'll need special tools for that, i.e. ball joint socket (1 15/16"?) and a puller... Ok, might run over to the local Chrysler dealer or US car shop and ask, if I can borrow the tools from them. Should be possible to find them somewhere I hope...
Next I'd need no ball joints, found MOOG joints for the 57-78 Fury at the Moparshop here in Germany - reasonably priced at around 60$ the pair.
I'd be thankful for some feedback on the whole "operation". I watched a video online on how to replace those things and even though I'm just a mediocre experienced hobby mechanic, I'm confident I'd make it...
Thanks for any advice!
Have a great weekend
In a glance of spontaneous stupidity, I "overgreased" one of my front upper ball joints on my 59SF today and the rubber cone burst open (see picture). Well done, Eddie Ok, now do I have any other option than to replace the one (or better both) upper ball joint? I found there's also a Mopar ball joint kit, which comes with new cones/washers etc.: http://www.ebay.de/itm/57-58-59-60-61-6 ... XQ56ZSConZ
I'd rather replace the rubber than the whole ball joint, except you would recommend replacing the joints anyway. I dug a little in the forum and online and it seems at first I'll need special tools for that, i.e. ball joint socket (1 15/16"?) and a puller... Ok, might run over to the local Chrysler dealer or US car shop and ask, if I can borrow the tools from them. Should be possible to find them somewhere I hope...
Next I'd need no ball joints, found MOOG joints for the 57-78 Fury at the Moparshop here in Germany - reasonably priced at around 60$ the pair.
I'd be thankful for some feedback on the whole "operation". I watched a video online on how to replace those things and even though I'm just a mediocre experienced hobby mechanic, I'm confident I'd make it...
Thanks for any advice!
Have a great weekend