Quick Help!! Cv Joint Boot Bands - How...

[tom4bren]

"Did you have an extra set of hands?"

Nope - my foul language when things don't go right scares everyone away for miles & miles.

"I just put a floor jack as far out as I could on the lower control arm. Then Jacked it up as high as I could, Rotated the ball joint and the bracket slipped right by on the side toward the rear of the vehicle."

Tried that - it worked much better in theory than it did in practice. What worked for me was: Push, Squeeze, Cuss, Twist ... repeat 20 times. Several large punches helps a lot to line up the holes (don't hammer the bolts in place or try to thread them in - that's how you dork the threads).

[taylorRichie]

I know all about dorking threads

I recommend knocking on a neighbors door next time

I got the lower balljoint below the control arm by myself, but spent about 5 minutes trying to get the bolts lined up and decided I'd wait for help.

Oh and I remember why it was so easy for me, duh... I disconnected the outer tie rod end. (that's how I dorked the threads). It takes just a minute to drop the tie rod, probably less time than monkeying with the assembly.

[tom4bren]

I'll keep that in mind - with my luck, I'll be doing it again same time next year.