replacing ball joint and swaybar enlinks.

[jimy]

Contemplating if I should do them myself or send it to the shop. I can do them and I've been working on cars since I could remember.

Pros: save some money, $100 for parts

Cons:Its just that I'm lazy, don't like getting dirty, and its cold in the garage. $300 for a shop to do them with their own parts

I'll be saving $200.

[Gemini]

If you can afford to send it to a shop then do it. I like cars and all put dont have the time and urge to get dirty and sweatyt most of the time
The good thing is that I have local guys around me that dont mind working on my car for free or for a minimal reasonable price which makes me even more lazy

[STL_92_Accord]

I would say do it yourself. That way you can buy other stuff with the money you saved. Just find some time to do it

[bagoon316]

NAPA did my LBJ's, new bearings, and pressed on new rotors, plus added 4 new lug studs for 65 a side. i provided the parts and brought them the knuckles.

while they do that, do the endlinks urself, those are cake. the ball joints are a pita to do urself.

[Gemini]

NAPA did my LBJ's, new bearings, and pressed on new rotors, plus added 4 new lug studs for 65 a side. i provided the parts and brought them the knuckles.

while they do that, do the endlinks urself, those are cake. the ball joints are a pita to do urself.

My Napa doesnt have mechanics

[jimy]

Niether do ours.

The other thing is I still don't have a press machine so, it'll still have to go to the shop to get it pressed out and back in.

I just figured it'll be less of a hassel if I just took it to a shop.

[mozzandherb]

moved

[Night Wolf]

its not too bad.

pull out the knuckle
remove the bearing/hub/disk off the knuckle
remove the old skool retaining ring off the LBJ
clamp the knuckle on a table vice
hammer the shit out of the old one to pop it out
clean the hole
place the new one in the hole straight
using a lower ball joint C-clamp, press the OEM one in
& thats it.

& remember new OEM ones dont use the retaining ring

[BBuncky2]

its not too bad.

pull out the knuckle
remove the bearing/hub/disk off the knuckle
remove the old skool retaining ring off the LBJ
clamp the knuckle on a table vice
hammer the shit out of the old one to pop it out
clean the hole
place the new one in the hole straight
using a lower ball joint C-clamp, press the OEM one in
& thats it.

& remember new OEM ones dont use the retaining ring

Yeah, but for someone who's never done it before, it takes a lot of time. Especially if the ball joint is stubborn and frozen in there.

In that case, OP, get a nice MAP Gas torch from your local Autozone!

Don't get me wrong: I still recommend you do it yourself. Just know what you're going to be getting into before you start. Always remember that most of those parts are going to be VERY stubborn when you are removing them! Our cars are getting up there in age!

But yeah, Night Wolf is correct: the new ones don't have the retaining ring. There was some confusion on my part when I first noticed that, but it's true.

[jimy]

It's not that I don't know how to do it. I could probably take off the whole control arm off in less then 20 mins. It only takes me 15 mins to do an axel. The time consuming part is setting up your tools so everything is there and not running into stubburn bolts.