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I got my 95 balljoints pressed in today and Im trying to install the 95 spindles and the whole balljoint is spinning so I cant lock it down... Help!!!
 

Aaron

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Huh???

Why are your balljoints "spinning"? I've never heard of them being that loose before. Is it just the ball or the socket too?
 

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the spindle is spinning 0r the entire ball j0int in the l0wer c0ntr0l arm is spinning? if its the latter than i d0nt really kn0w what t0 tell y0u besides try an0ther set 0f c0ntr0l arms
 
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the stud is spinning, I think I need to slam the spindle down on the balljoint so it'll lock them both together
 

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air

u got to use air man, get some air ratchets and you will be fine, a regular wrench or socket aint gonna do it, its gotta be fast and powerful, good lcuk
 
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you cant fit an air tool on there, the strut nuts are in the way
 

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You don't need air tools - but I can't figure out why yours is spinning...thery aren't meant to!

I swapped out my ball joints for 94/95's. I used a ball joint press to squeeze them in and they didn't spin at all. The only time the stud spins is if something is broken inside.
 
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I had them pressed in by a friend and I bought them at vatozone so they should be good
 

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Well think about it...How are you going to torque down the castle nut if the post is spinning?

Something is wrong.
 
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a friend of mine said that happened to him and he suggested using vice grips to help till it seats all the way into the spindle so im going to try that tomorrow
 

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Are you Sure the Entire Balljoint is not turning? Most of the time you should buy Oversized as pressing them out enlarges the hole slightly and call allow the Balljoint to spin, I have just seen guy tack weld the Balljoint to the Lower A Arm in the case of having them spin.
 
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im fairly sure its not spinning just the ball and stud are
 

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If you load the control arm (carefully put a jack under the LCA and jack it up a bit), it will help seat the BJ's rod into the spindle and it shouldn't turn.

Good luck.
 
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