Posted By: toplescuda
dumb ? of the day lol - 04/25/12 08:44 AM
Upper ball joints on old mopars they thread in from top or from the bottom?
dumb ? of the day lol
Posted By: DGS
Re: dumb ? of the day lol - 04/25/12 10:20 AM
What do you mean by old mopars? 60s/70s from the top
Posted By: mcmopars
Re: dumb ? of the day lol - 04/25/12 10:52 AM
Quote:
Upper ball joints on old mopars they thread in from top or from the bottom?
really?
Posted By: therocks
Re: dumb ? of the day lol - 04/25/12 11:20 AM
I know at least from 57 they went in from the top.Rocky
Posted By: toplescuda
Re: dumb ? of the day lol - 04/25/12 12:17 PM
Never removed or put one in bought a socket and the bad boy never buldged with a breaker bar so drowned with liquid wrench
Posted By: moparts
Re: dumb ? of the day lol - 04/25/12 12:20 PM
The ball joints thread in from the top.
the ball joint sockets are 3/4 drive for a reason, big ratchet or pipe is needed
the ball joint sockets are 3/4 drive for a reason, big ratchet or pipe is needed
Posted By: toplescuda
Re: dumb ? of the day lol - 04/25/12 12:47 PM
My socket is 1/2 drive 
Posted By: zrxkawboy
Re: dumb ? of the day lol - 04/25/12 01:06 PM
They are available in either 1/2 or 3/4.
Posted By: Pyper70
Re: dumb ? of the day lol - 04/25/12 02:12 PM
try tightening it first to break the threads loose. Sounds crazy...but sometimes it works
Its only steel anyways, you want to be careful with it, but a small mini torch heating up in bursts might work too...don't let the flame stay longer than 10-15 seconds on the area, the threads in the UCA are very few and you might do harm to them.
Mine was a 3/4" drive as well....Cover your knuckles with gloves and a few rags otherwise you will be
for a few hours
Its only steel anyways, you want to be careful with it, but a small mini torch heating up in bursts might work too...don't let the flame stay longer than 10-15 seconds on the area, the threads in the UCA are very few and you might do harm to them.
Mine was a 3/4" drive as well....Cover your knuckles with gloves and a few rags otherwise you will be
for a few hours
Posted By: SNK-EYZ
Re: dumb ? of the day lol - 04/25/12 02:56 PM
I've always used an impact, but you're gonna need a good one.
One that puts out roughly 500 ft lbs of torque to get it to break loose.
A worn out or cheap one doesn't put out enough.
One that puts out roughly 500 ft lbs of torque to get it to break loose.
A worn out or cheap one doesn't put out enough.
Posted By: DARTH V8Я
Re: dumb ? of the day lol - 04/25/12 03:01 PM
Meh.. Lots of heat and a breaker bar.. does the trick every time. 
Posted By: Challenger 1
Re: dumb ? of the day lol - 04/25/12 03:04 PM
I have always used heat to try to save the upper arm, I'd say about 25% of the time the arm needs to be replaced from too much corrosion and damage from removing the old ball joint.
I have a heavy steel table bolted to the floor with a big ole vise bolted to it for these times, your gonna need the same imo.
I have a heavy steel table bolted to the floor with a big ole vise bolted to it for these times, your gonna need the same imo.
Posted By: Moparnut426
Re: dumb ? of the day lol - 04/25/12 03:30 PM
On my Dads old 1 ton Bvan, We put so many in that ol girl that we eventually basically ruined the upper control arms and the threads were no good, I know they really arent threaded, they are a self wedge type thread, so if you are to nasty with it you can over swedge the control arm and ruin it. We ended up tightening them as good as possible and running a 1/4" long weld on the tops as a bandade since we didnt have a control arm and needed the van ASAP.
As far as I know they are still on it. My uncle owns the van now, and he dosnt use it like Dad did so they will last a while yet.
My socket is beaten up pretty badly, and I have had to weld a hunk of square stock in the 3/4 hole fromit being rounded to far for a breaker bar to work. Now I use a 3/4 square drive impact socket, and my BIG snappy Impact.
Buzzes them right off.
Kasey
As far as I know they are still on it. My uncle owns the van now, and he dosnt use it like Dad did so they will last a while yet.
My socket is beaten up pretty badly, and I have had to weld a hunk of square stock in the 3/4 hole fromit being rounded to far for a breaker bar to work. Now I use a 3/4 square drive impact socket, and my BIG snappy Impact.
Buzzes them right off.
Kasey
Posted By: deansrr
Re: dumb ? of the day lol - 04/25/12 04:06 PM
Quote:
Upper ball joints on old mopars they thread in from top or from the bottom?
Depends which way you look at it!!
Posted By: JohnRR
Re: dumb ? of the day lol - 04/25/12 04:12 PM
Quote:Quote:
Upper ball joints on old mopars they thread in from top or from the bottom?
really?
he did preface it as a dumb ? , he was correct ...
Posted By: Challenger 1
Re: dumb ? of the day lol - 04/25/12 04:20 PM
Quote:Quote:Quote:
Upper ball joints on old mopars they thread in from top or from the bottom?
really?
he did preface it as a dumb ? , he was correct ...
I'm trying to be more positive and helpful, it's kinda hard sometimes.
Posted By: JohnRR
Re: dumb ? of the day lol - 04/25/12 04:31 PM
Quote:Quote:Quote:Quote:
Upper ball joints on old mopars they thread in from top or from the bottom?
really?
he did preface it as a dumb ? , he was correct ...
I'm trying to be more positive and helpful, it's kinda hard sometimes.
Same here but it only takes a few seconds to see it's not threaded in from the bottom ...
Posted By: Dodgeguy101
Re: dumb ? of the day lol - 04/25/12 05:01 PM
Quote:Quote:Quote:Quote:Quote:
Upper ball joints on old mopars they thread in from top or from the bottom?
really?
he did preface it as a dumb ? , he was correct ...
I'm trying to be more positive and helpful, it's kinda hard sometimes.
Same here but it only takes a few seconds to see it's not threaded in from the bottom ...
Wow, you guys are a rough crowd.
Posted By: JohnRR
Re: dumb ? of the day lol - 04/25/12 06:08 PM
It's tough love 
I have regretted even opening this topic.
I have regretted even opening this topic.
Posted By: feets
Re: dumb ? of the day lol - 04/25/12 06:11 PM
Quote:
Upper ball joints on old mopars they thread in from top or from the bottom?
That depends. Is it on a treadmill?
Posted By: Jjs72D
Re: dumb ? of the day lol - 04/25/12 06:53 PM
The best way to remove and install these seems to be with the UCA still in the car. The leverage required can distort the arm, and with it bolted to a 3500 lb car, you at least have some advantage. The 3/4" socket was a throwback to the mechanics that worked on these cars when they were daily drivers. A 1/2" drive socket will work fine. I've used a quality breaker bar with a 3 foot pipe as a cheater.
Jeff
Jeff
Posted By: JohnRR
Re: dumb ? of the day lol - 04/25/12 07:32 PM
Quote:
The best way to remove and install these seems to be with the UCA still in the car.
Jeff
Posted By: fury4speed
Re: dumb ? of the day lol - 04/25/12 07:46 PM
Posted By: MLR426
Re: dumb ? of the day lol - 04/25/12 11:08 PM
Quote:
I've always used an impact, but you're gonna need a good one.
One that puts out roughly 500 ft lbs of torque to get it to break loose.
A worn out or cheap one doesn't put out enough.
A worn one or cheap one doesn't put out enough ??, sounds like your talking about women
logan426
Posted By: toplescuda
Re: dumb ? of the day lol - 04/26/12 02:07 AM
Most all impacts have more grunt in foward then reverse
Posted By: Jjs72D
Re: dumb ? of the day lol - 04/26/12 04:26 AM
I like white cheddar cheese.
Posted By: VoodooCLD
Re: dumb ? of the day lol - 04/27/12 02:38 AM
Quote:
Most all impacts have more grunt in foward then reverse
I thought it was the opposite?