Ball Joint Press from Autozone
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Ball Joint Press from Autozone
Just wanted to let everybody know that the ball joint press in the Autozone loan-a-tool program worked great for me. $99.00 deposit, which you get back when you return it. Doesn't matter if you damage it while in use, it is fully covered with free replacement anyway. I can't imagine damaging it though, the thing is extremely beefy.
Anyway, that's how I spent my Saturday. New ball joints, inner/outer tierod ends, heavy duty idler arm, stay rod bushings, and sway bar bushings/endlinks.
I still need to get the whole thing aligned, but I can't wait to try her out. To say that the old stuff was trashed would be putting it lightly. Lucky I didn't crash and burn. But yeah, that press was a lifesaver...
Anyway, that's how I spent my Saturday. New ball joints, inner/outer tierod ends, heavy duty idler arm, stay rod bushings, and sway bar bushings/endlinks.
I still need to get the whole thing aligned, but I can't wait to try her out. To say that the old stuff was trashed would be putting it lightly. Lucky I didn't crash and burn. But yeah, that press was a lifesaver...
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Seems like a good time to update my recent thread on this very subject:
https://www.rx7club.com/showthread.p...ght=ball+joint
I now have over 2000 miles on the new ball joints and they are still rock solid.
Rich
https://www.rx7club.com/showthread.p...ght=ball+joint
I now have over 2000 miles on the new ball joints and they are still rock solid.
Rich
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Nice write-up man. I read it before, but didn't pay too much attention to the fact that you rented the press to get it done. I didn't tack mine in either, they seem pretty damn firm to me....Had to use a four foot cheater bar to get the old ones out, and the new ones in.
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Originally Posted by Kentetsu
Nice write-up man. I read it before, but didn't pay too much attention to the fact that you rented the press to get it done. I didn't tack mine in either, they seem pretty damn firm to me....Had to use a four foot cheater bar to get the old ones out, and the new ones in.
Rich
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You can get it at Mazdatrix..... Or you can get the same thing much cheaper at rockauto.com. Your choice. (it's the one made by Moog)
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