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Its not recommended... even the factory control arm is made of pretty thin
steel (aftermarket parts even thinner), very difficult to press in the ball
joint without damaging or deforming it.

I did the Ball joint replacement on this control arm a few years ago on my
civic. The BJ only lasted 2 years, and then needed to be replaced again...

Aftermarket parts are generally about 1/2 the price of the dealer. Since my
autoparts store gave a lifetime warranty on the control arm, and its really
easy to do, I decided to go aftermarket on this part.

pop the taper of the upper balljoint, undo 2 bolts under the hood, and its
out. Back in within 10 minutes.

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Jeff wrote:
>the auto parts stores sell them seperate though. maybe they can be replaced
>without having to buy the control arm.
>
>> Upper ball joints come as part of the upper control arm assembly. Usually
>> $100+ for this.
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>>>> Don't delay; fix it today. Or else...
>>>> http://www.tegger.com/hondafaq/lower...int/index.html

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