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$150 each 200 1986

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posted by  Sven's Maintainer on  Tue Aug 9 07:13 CST 2005
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I live in CT, have paid about $150 per ball joint when I didn't take the time to do it myself. So far I've never needed both simultaneously, though of course the shops always recommend you do them in pairs. And I never had the other side go bad soon after. They go bad at their own time, apparently.

Doing this job in a driveway isn't ideal. I've always needed a coil spring compressor (borrowed, and it didn't fit ideally), and a large vise and aprox. 5 lb. hammer to bang the joint out of the holder. But the 2-3 times I did it myself, it sure was nice to pay only $15 for the part instead of $150 for the complete job.
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[aka Sophie's Maintainer] Sven: '89 245, IPD sways, E-fan conversion, 28+ mpg - auto tranny. 850 mi/week commute.






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