vinbell

Just got my car back from the dealer, new transmission under warranty. I left without paying anything however they had a list for me of things that needed to be done. Front motor mount and front lower ball joints have "excessive play." They wanted 380 for the mount and 600 for ball joint install. I bought the motor mount for less than 100 and plan to install it. I really want to do the ball joints myself but am having trouble finding info on our cars specifically. I purchased two replacement ball joints for like 20 something each.

I know i am going to need a separator tool and a ball joint press. How much of the suspension will I have to take apart in order to replace the lower ball joint on each side? I figure I remove the fork and the lower control arm can have more room to move. Will I have to remove the CV joint from the hub to get enough room to remove/press the ball joint?

Thanks for the help.