upper ball joint

I took my car to the dealership to get the transmission filter and fluid replaced. the service adviser said that I needed to get my left and right lower control arms and 2 ball joints replaced. about 320 dollars worth in parts from Napa Auto Parts. I went to got see my mechanic, Frank. He...

Are the upper ball joints in the original factory control arms absolutely, positively non-replaceable? Looking at Rockauto I see they sell upper ball joints alone, but are described as not fitting OE control arms. I'm asking because I replaced my uppers using cheap parts and wanted to freshen...

My upper ball joints are in need of replacement. I inspected the UCA's, and they are not the OEM UCA's, but I have no idea what brand they are. The only identification I have is a part number stamped in UCA - TRW040 - and another stamped in the ball joint itself - 344T043 - passenger side in...

This is a how to for changing the passenger side upper ball joint on a 2 piece arm setup,, the offending ball joint,, first jack up the vehicle, and take off the wheel, after the wheel is off, take the spindle to ball joint bolt out, , once the bolt is out, remove the pin for the...