Ball Joint: Removal
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2002 Pontiac Grand Am, 2002 Oldsmobile Alero, and 2002 Chevrolet Malibu. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
- Raise and support vehicle, allowing suspension to hang freely. Remove wheel. Remove wiring harness from lower control arm. Remove stabilizer bar link. Remove cotter pin and nut from ball joint stud. Use Ball Joint Separator (J-43828) to remove ball joint stud from steering knuckle.
- Remove lower control arm from crossmember. Place control arm into vise, and drill out rivets securing ball joint to lower control arm. Remove ball joint.