Last month, i went to www.rockauto.com to order the 2 upper front ball joint Moog part # K90336 in the section Suspension>ball joint


So i took an appointment with my mechanic to change the 2 upper ball joints...

He called me during the day to tell me that he could not change the ball joint because i need to buy the control arm with the ball joint pressed in.

Like in this picture from acuraoemparts.com:



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So my question is, does Moog makes the upper control arm with the ball joint pressed in?

I want to buy moog because its better then oem...


Thanks!

 

your mechanic is wrong tell him to press out the ball joint and press the new one in if he doesnt have a press he wont be able to do it

 

 

get a new mechanic. before honda stated you had to replace the entire control arm but then they changed to a press out old and press in new joint

 

use a BFH. worked for my lower ball joints

 

You think your mechanic would be offended if you told him to watch an install video? http://spc-tv.com/install/pass-car/3...ll-joints.html

You could do it yourself if you can get loaner tools from a parts store.

I did mine. I didn't have the right tools so I used a gear puller to pop the ball joint off the spindle, removed the control arm bolts, #12 in your pic, removed the arm, supported the arm with 2 blocks of wood and put a big socket on the ball joint and beat on it with a BFH. Installation is the reversal of removal.

 

 

The upper ball joints are very easy even with the arm on the car.
The lowers,is a whole differn't story for me.
The rented tool's receiving cups would not sit flat so I could not use the rented tool for that.
I just took off the whole spindle and had the shop I always go to do them.
They did my lowers and installed my wheel bearings for 20 bucks.
felt like x-mas that day.