Pictures of my Chevy ball joint fail repair job
The wheel collapsed at a parking lot
I heard a loud noise and the front drivers side dropped
The ball joint had separated from the spindle
The tie rod sleeve was bent
The balljoint shaft threads were stripped
The balljoint shaft nut had damaged the spine
All relevant parts are removed except the tie rod end
New lower control arm in place
The coil spring seat was tied to stay in place during assembly
I was not able to install the spring without the compression tool
It was raining off and on during the project weekend
The coil spring compression tool is situated inside the spring
The spring is installed and the compressor tool is ready to be removed
Drivers side inner tie rod and sleeve were replaced
The damaged and the replacement spindles
The replacement spindle cleaned up before installation
The chock installed and sway bar connected
The spinde is installed and the rotor will be cleaned and installed/
Everything is back together except the wheel
A string was set up parallell with the wheels to check the toe in alignment
A string was set up parallell with the wheels to check the toe in alignment
Distance from the rim to the string was measured at back and front of the hub (in the driving direction)
The difference between the measurements on the drivers side should be same as on the unaltered passenger side
Project is completed with a successful test drive
