Ball joint maintenance

[Enter Hummer]

Question, are the lowers and uppers the same? I've never done ball joints but they look easy, especially with those ball joint presses. Havent got a chance to look at mine yet but I wheel a lot + Im doing a steering rack and Torsion bar crank so I figured the ball joints should also go.

 

[Ghostbuster]

I don't think the upper ball joint is replaceable. You just have to buy a new upper control arm.

So no they are not the same.




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[Bruces]

They are not crazy hard to do but I have never done a lower that was easy either

 

[alrock]

Like Ghostbuster said, upper requires replacement of the control arm.

Lower is pretty easy to do with a ball joint press.

 

[Happy Hummer]

Just make certain to do research and fully understand what is going to be required. Please be careful and block the wheels, I had a spooky experience, so as to not have the truck roll. The H3 does not have a true park persay. It took​ me about 17 hrs. to do both sides but I'm in rust belt city home of liquid pourable salt brine lol.

 

[Enter Hummer]

Lucky me im in the desert

I set the E-brake everytime I park it so if someone were to steal it they couldnt figure it out :wink: at least stall 'em

Thanks everybody!