So in some literature, it says that the 93-96 model has non rebuild able lower ball joints and that in order to service the ball joints that you need to replace the whole lower control arm... but, since that means 220 duckets everytime my balljoints wear,(which where i live and the weight of these things is more then i approve of), heres my confusion, when you go to any parts house,, and even Ford, and ask for balljoints for the car,, they dont give you a loaded LCA,, they wanna hand you, balljoints,, JUST ball joints,, wen i bring this up to the parts houses, one says they`ve herd of this once,, the others, don`t know, and hav`nt heard of that,, and the ford dealer,, they wanna hand me a ball joint, and dont know anything either, nor do they know about the recall on the 97s for a balljoint matter... so wat is the deal? does anyone know the truth to this myth? i`m in a tight spot, well a loose one really...
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the ball joint itself is not rebuildable... but you should be able to get a ball joint tool to remove/install ball joints from the LCAs. I've not heard of non-replaceable ball joints on any panther.
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rides: 93 Crown Vic LX (The Red Velvet Cake), 2000 Crown Vic base model (Sandy), 2003 Expedition (the vacation beast)
Originally posted by gadget73Originally posted by dmccaig -
the ball joints press out of the lower arms. you need a ball joint press to remove/install them.......not a big deal
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The reason they say replace the arm is because usually when the joint is shot, the bushings probably are too. It costs less time to bolt in a brand new complete arm than it does to replace the ball joint and the bushings. The joint is serviceable though as described above.86 Lincoln Town Car (Galactica).
5.0 HO, CompCams XE258,Scorpion 1.72 roller rockers, 3.55 K code rear, tow package, BHPerformance ported E7 heads, Tmoss Explorer intake, 65mm throttle body, Hedman 1 5/8" headers, 2.5" dual exhaust, ASP underdrive pulley
91 Lincoln Mark VII LSC grandpa spec white and cranberry
1984 Lincoln Continental TurboDiesel - rolls coal
Originally posted by phayzer5
I drive a Lincoln. I can't be bothered to shift like the peasants and rabble rousersComment
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Thanks dudes! that's what i thought,, when i looked at it I thought it looked the same as any other,, i was just concerned about getting it apart and finding the manuals that stated this were right, and I`m walking to parts house up hill both ways in the snow,,carrying 2 LCA`s,, pissing and moaning about having had to spend that much..lol,, anyways the theory is the manuals must have plagiarized what some have told me to be an obscure ford dealer service bulletin which states to just replace whole unit due to cost effectiveness of time spent and the sometimes inherent risk of damaging new Balljoint while pressing in,, so sez a ford mech, on "crownVic.org"... like i said,, that didn't seem right to me,, even staring at it in print.. again, thanks!!Comment
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