[new_balert]

Hi, I've looked around a bit on here, but haven't found what I need to know.

When I got my 89 sentra two months ago I was told that I'd have to the the lower ball joints in the next half year. Turns out the want $500 to do the job. The car was $700. I've started doing my own work, and I think I can do this myself. What I need to know is what kind of ball joints my car uses. The pressed ones or the non pressed ones.

I've sourced the parts for under $20 each, and I just got some jack stands and a torque wrench and yada yada, so I'm raring to go I guess I'll need a ball joint press, too?

 

[greenbean699]

you only have lower ball joints, the only ones i have seen for the b12 is the press in type.
you will need to remove control arm to press out the old ball joints and put the new ones in.

 

[new_balert]

Thanks, that narrows things down quite a bit. I'll ask a friend of a friend to borrow his ball joint press. I just learned today about a repair shop coop in Victoria, so whoop whoop, a hoist for $7 an hour!