Front upper arm ball joint removal

rick82 · Post by **rick82** » Fri Mar 28, 2014 1:28 pm

Do the standard ones just press out? i have had a look and they look like they are part of the control arm themselves?

Thanks

Post by **Merlin** » Fri Mar 28, 2014 1:31 pm

Take off the circlip on the bottom (easier with a pair of circlip pliers) and them hammer it out (leave the old nut on the end to give a larger contact area). Take the rubber boot off the new ball joint, hammer in the new ball joint, put the boot back on, and try not to rip the boot when putting the circlip on

Afterwards double check that the balljoint does not rattle up and down. There should be no movement at all and the circlip should be sitting flush with the bottom of the arm.

Post by **Vtecmec** » Fri Mar 28, 2014 1:40 pm

As above, though use a socket like a press adapter on the new one so you don't deform it while fitting. And pay attention to the alignment, the're designed to sit in line with two little alignment marks.

rick82 · Post by **rick82** » Fri Mar 28, 2014 1:55 pm

Thanks.

Everywhere i phoned said they can't get the bush and they could only supply the whole arm. I have found some online though, just the standard one looked pretty moulded in there.

Post by **Vtecmec** » Fri Mar 28, 2014 1:58 pm

Somewhere in the link in my signature, I have pics of when I installed mine.......

gordonlear · Post by **gordonlear** » Mon Mar 02, 2015 9:09 pm

Is this the same procedure on the 5th gens? I need a to replace the top and bottom ones.

Post by **Merlin** » Tue Mar 03, 2015 8:58 am

Darkam · Post by **Darkam** » Wed Mar 04, 2015 1:57 pm

No circlips on mine and as said it looks molded to it, hammering it have not done anything to it... Will try a kind of press tool.

Post by **Merlin** » Wed Mar 04, 2015 2:15 pm

There should be a circlip on it (although I have never done it to a 5th gen), it is on the underneath, the side with the threaded "bolt". Take a pic if you are unsure.

Should look like these (5th gen ones on Ebay)

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/HONDA-PRELUDE ... 4d01aeeac9