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Three Wheeling
Joined: Dec 2024
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From: Oslo, Norge
Upper and Lower ball joints on a D2 (if original to the car) are a pain in the ****.
I have a shop do them for me.
I don’t know if those here who are saying “it’s a walk in the parK” -- have you actually done this on a D2? It’s easy on other cars -- but I find these huge D2 ball joints are frozen in there so good they are nearly impossible to remove. Every single time.
Note: If you do them, you will likely 99% of the time, need to very soon replace your axle seal so just do that too. All the banging will cause the seal to go bad.
I have a shop do them for me.
I don’t know if those here who are saying “it’s a walk in the parK” -- have you actually done this on a D2? It’s easy on other cars -- but I find these huge D2 ball joints are frozen in there so good they are nearly impossible to remove. Every single time.
Note: If you do them, you will likely 99% of the time, need to very soon replace your axle seal so just do that too. All the banging will cause the seal to go bad.
When you say a week, how many hours in total? Like 8 hours a day for 7 days or... My plan is to start hitting them with penetrating oil this week and start actually working on the job next week. Hopefully, that will give some time to get the oil soaked in so they aren't too stuck. I am going to do both wheels ball joints since I will have the front wheels of the ground.
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