Balljoints

[lostforawhile]

If you have a big enough vice you can do it yourself. All you would need is some type of thick pipe to go on the side of the joint where it goes through the control arm so you do not damage it. You will need a cheater bar. I have never done this on a 3gen Accord, but I have seen people do it this way.

i did it that way,worked just fine, good chance the shop will do the same thing.

[lostforawhile]

here ,some of the pics on my thread still work, dam image station. https://www.3geez.com/forum/index.php

[bank2me]

The site just took me to the 3geez main page.

[russiankid]

I just took a big pry bar and checked my lower ball joints. They didn't budge one bit, so check yours before you attempt this.

[snoopyloopy]

you can knock the old ones out with a big hammer,after you take the spindle off the car. there is a circlip on some of them,some of the replacment ones don't have a circlip. doesn't matter if you damage the old one,it's junk anyway. i used the moog, get them from summit,best deal you'll get on a quality balljoint. moog says you can leave the boot on during assembly, but theres no way to put it through the hole in the wishbone,unless you remove the boot first. you can reinstall it with a big socket and a vise, vise goes on the flat side of the ball joint,and the socket goes over the end that sticks through the hole{the threaded part}. while you have the spindle off,go ahead and have the wheel bearings replaced,they are not that expensive. i would not drive a car this old with original wheel bearings. try to get the nsk bearings if possible. cheap insurance. also while they are doing the bearings,have new wheel studs put in, you can replace all eight in under ten minutes with the hub off. wheel studs get metal fatique over time, they may look fine,but they have seen a lot of stress in their life. i bought arp ones from summit. not too bad in price,actually cheaper then chinese made ones at autozone. the arp are much much stronger then original, and they are designed to start the lug nut without crossthreading. good insurance against the idiot at the tire store also. very hard to snap off.

any part numbers for those items?

[lostforawhile]

The site just took me to the 3geez main page.

here,sorry about that https://www.3geez.com/forum/showthrea...pindle+rebuild

[lostforawhile]

any part numbers for those items?

all you have to do is call summit racing, tell them what car you have and they should have the moog stuff in stock., same with the wheel studs, they are a standard metric stud. they will have them in stock.

[markmdz89hatch]

ok, just got off the phone w/ Summit.

ARP Studs:
Standard Length:
P/N: 100 7709 $17.95 Per set of 4 studs

Extended Length:
P/N: 100 7711 $17.95 Per set of 4 studs

Moog - Front Lower BallJoint:
P/N: K9385 $43.99 each

Moog - Lower Front Control Arm Bushing Set
P/N: K9759 $33.39 each



That's all I got...

[lostforawhile]

you should be happy,those are really good quality parts. the lug studs are so much better then stock. never understood why honda built such a nice car,but put such weak studs on it. when you put the boot back on the ball joint, it's an expanding ring, you'll have to spread it out with something,then lock it in that position,maby a small pair of needle nose vise grips, then slip it over the joint expanded and release the visegrips. you'll see what i mean when you get it, the ball joints cannot go through with the boots on.