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A while ago I sprayed WD-40 into the driver's side door latch and it stopped the problem for a while. My dome lights and door ajar indicator on the instrument panel as well as the chime seems to happen more frequently. I have chosen to live with the problem by opening my driver's side door and...

Both upper ball joints are done. Separating the ball joint from the knuckle on the passenger side was a little bit harder so I used a torch to heat the connection, which made me extremely nervous. But it definitely helped. Pressing the ball joint out and in was a breeze compared to the driver's...

One side done without having to remove uca.

Just got the first one off. Apparently having the pb blaster soak in overnight helped. It came off a lot easier than last night.

They were beyond squeaky. ;)

Think I have decided to wait on doing the lower ball joints until my I fix my air compressor and get an impact wrench to make the job go quicker and smoother than using manual tools. My uppers are shot. Boots ripped and dried out. The lowers look fine. The rubber boots aren't ripped or dried...

Is it absolutely necessary to remove the cv/axle nut when changing lower ball joints? And can they be loosened using a breaker bar and socket?

This press setup is what I tried when I was attempting to press the old one out. When it wasn't moving, I thought maybe I was trying to press it back in more instead of out. :) After sleeping on it, and calming down a bit, I realized that it can be done without removing the control arm. Tip...

Are the upper ball joints pressed up or down out of the control arm. Mine aren't budging in either direction. I'm using a breaker bar with a socket and I get so far and it wont turn anymore. I am also attempting to press it out without removing the control arm. I had to cut the stud of the ball...

I am starting on this tonight. Is it necessary to torque the ball joint nut down to specs and how can this be done if the stud turns while tightening? Also, I replaced my sway bar links and didn't use a torque wrench to torque the nuts down. Does that matter? I had problems in getting the bolt...

I recently replaced my sheared off sway bar links. They were completely broken off at the top. The plastic sleeve was split from top to bottom which made it easier to remove. I had to use a small cutting wheel to cut away at the sleeve at the bottom to loosen it from the metal shaft of the link...

I have an 02 Explorer with roughly 100,000 miles. About 6 months ago the check engine light came on shortly after I got the oil changed. I took it back there and no codes showed up. After looking on several explorer forums, I checked and replaced the EGR valve sensor after reading that it...