Is there a diff when it comes to ball joints?
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Is there a diff when it comes to ball joints?
I have a ball joint problem,
the problem is that I did a complete shock, spring, and ball joint install on a car in which I had bought used....
I bought a 2002 Civic EX w/ Sohc VTEC Motor.
the rear shocks and springs was installed without a hitch...
the passenger side shock, spring, ball joint, again installed without a hitch...
yet the driver side is where the problem lies...
the shocks and springs installed without a problem sort of, but the ball joint was a pain to install even with a press and hammering the crap out of it, still it would neat seat properly to the point where I cant put the cotter pin...
what we had found is this:
I had to enlarge the two bottom bolt holes for the shocks on the driver side, so thus that must mean the previous owner had changed the spindle to an 04+ Civic or could it be another Civic that requires that bolt holes to be enlarged on a 02 Civic strut
one problem is trying to figure what ball joint application do you I use? Seeing the 02 Civic problem that i had tried to use seems to be not the right one
or is there a difference with ball joints from a 03+ Civic, 02 Civic+ Si (EP3 application) ???
so any suggestions folks?
the problem is that I did a complete shock, spring, and ball joint install on a car in which I had bought used....
I bought a 2002 Civic EX w/ Sohc VTEC Motor.
the rear shocks and springs was installed without a hitch...
the passenger side shock, spring, ball joint, again installed without a hitch...
yet the driver side is where the problem lies...
the shocks and springs installed without a problem sort of, but the ball joint was a pain to install even with a press and hammering the crap out of it, still it would neat seat properly to the point where I cant put the cotter pin...
what we had found is this:
I had to enlarge the two bottom bolt holes for the shocks on the driver side, so thus that must mean the previous owner had changed the spindle to an 04+ Civic or could it be another Civic that requires that bolt holes to be enlarged on a 02 Civic strut
one problem is trying to figure what ball joint application do you I use? Seeing the 02 Civic problem that i had tried to use seems to be not the right one
or is there a difference with ball joints from a 03+ Civic, 02 Civic+ Si (EP3 application) ???
so any suggestions folks?
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Re: Is there a diff when it comes to ball joints?
No, they all use the same ball joints.
Get a ball joint puller and use it in reverse. You can rent them from advance autoparts.
Get a ball joint puller and use it in reverse. You can rent them from advance autoparts.
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