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I was just told I have a bad upper control arm on my 97 hatchback and I was wondering if I could just get a kit to replace the ball joint instead of having to replace the whole control arm. Also how hard would this be?

 
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From my experience, it's better to replace the control arm. Pressing those things out is a pain in the ***, especially if stuff is all greasy and rusted.

 
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Its just easier to replace the entire arm. The factory ball joints are pressed in.

Its a very simple job. 2 bolts at the back of the arm and the ball joint. You will need a pickle fork or a ball joint splitter to seperate the ball joint though.

 
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Thanks guys, Ill just repalce the complete control arm. Price is not bad.

 
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Its usually always cheaper to do it yourself..just have to deal with the work

 
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I would really want to but with out a garage and weather on the low teens it gets kind of annoying to work on a vehicle. I ended up taking it to the shop and paid very little.

 
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Good deal, if you can find the right price i dont blame you for letting someone else do it.