Ball joint boot replacement procedure
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Burning Brakes
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I did a search, and nothing turned up. One of the ball joint boots on my '92 968 is badly torn; does anybody know the procedure for replacing it? I have the control arm off the car, and the boot looks like it's jammed in there pretty good.
Separate question - are 968 ball joints upgradeable? I'm going to be tracking this car A LOT, and and contemplating upgrading the control arms to the Racers Edge units, but if I could upgrade the ball joints on my stock arms to the 19 mm units, that would be a less expensive option. Thanks.
Separate question - are 968 ball joints upgradeable? I'm going to be tracking this car A LOT, and and contemplating upgrading the control arms to the Racers Edge units, but if I could upgrade the ball joints on my stock arms to the 19 mm units, that would be a less expensive option. Thanks.
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I just rebuilt a ball joint on my turbo, and I think it's the same procedure if you have the aluminum A-arm:
- turn the new boot inside out
- slide it down onto the notch in the post
- flip it back so it sits over the rim of the socket.
Grease it before you close it up if it doesn't have a zerk fitting.
Good luck with your upgrade,
Cory
- turn the new boot inside out
- slide it down onto the notch in the post
- flip it back so it sits over the rim of the socket.
Grease it before you close it up if it doesn't have a zerk fitting.
Good luck with your upgrade,
Cory