Been doing it with a hammer for 8 years mate lol

Well changing one now and hammer not working this one stuck change alot of ball joints in my time and this one's not letting go hammer not working should show in video next show how it works

Took off slow on purpose in this as it had no grip in first gear, would just cook em. still spun tho till 2nd 🤷🏻‍♂️

Yea Same sort of deal in terms of removing and Installing the joint, you'll just have to double check that the ball joint isn't built into the arm as an entire assembly as on some of the territorys they are

Yea mate usualy if the ball joint is completely flogged out, it'll drop out of its socket enough to rub the brake disc... And if that's the case you really need to get onto replacing it because your very close to a disaster! Another possible cause could be the hole in the control arm is flogged out and the ball joint has actually fallen out abit

@@LiamHutchinson666 Thanks mate yeah she's not going anywhere, thanks for the reply mate I'll look into it tomorrow 😎👍🤙

You can do it either way, some prefer to buy complete arms online and just remove and replace. But I can't vouch for the quality of these compared to store bought arms which are much more expensive. I think if your bushes are fine then replacing the ball joint is the best option

It does depend on the situation and how cheap you can get a whole arm for, usually the control arm bushes only get replaced once in the cars lifetime, where as the ball joints in these cars are a problem and need replacing often

Sounds like a good idea. Supercheap sell Superpro kits for $359 for two arm assemblies. Other single units can be purchased. Any issue replacing a single side? Or should both be done? (even if only one side is faulty)

@@dunconomics definitely replace control arms as a pair and get a wheel alignment. As the new arms may be slightly different or 'straighter' than the old ones you will need the alignment adjusted to suit. Can get away with replacing single ball joints but isn't recommended

NahBro the whole lower control arm has to be replaced on the fg. Which is an easier job as you just have to separate the balljoint end from the steering knuckle and remove the bolt holding the arm into the subframe 👍🏻

@@LiamHutchinson666 aww ok man those are expensive! Is that reasons why ford decided to change the design? For easy replacement? or just been a atm machine lol

NahBro well they changed the single lower arm in the B series for the the 2 arms in the fg, so one for lateral movement and one for horizontal. I suspect this takes a lot of load off the balljoint that the single arm design had to cope with which are notorious for ball joints failing. And after you’ve done them a few times the hole in the arm actually wears out and you need to get oversized aftermarket joints or replace the arm... So the balljoint and arm as unit seems to have fixed the issue as FGs hardly ever wear out the lower balljoint and also the design is much better and more modern. Commodores have had a similar setup since the 90s

@@LiamHutchinson666 nice thank you for that info gave me a insight on why they did it..And your totally right about the load on the ball joints. However as totally just dismantled my suspension l did notice that the design in the lower area is awesome and yes well clevel to take the load off in one area. But the upper ball joint needs so love well l think for me may need the same attention things like almost hanging by a thread when they wear out yea?