Front lower ball joint and CV

[2000co]

Went to do alignment on my 05 Mountaineer AWD and the shop told me I need to replace the front right and left lower ball joint and the CV boot is torn open. Can I change just the ball joint and CV boot? Thanks

 

[joecrna]

Yes, finding the CV boot by itself may take some digging but it is out there.

 

[2000co]

Do we have how to instructions?

 

[joecrna]

For the ball joints, yes. Its one of the sticky's. Don't know about the CV boot but I seem to remember something. Probably in a thread on replacing the CV joint.

 

[2000co]

The write up is for upper ball joint, i need the lower

 

[Exproblems]

The write up is for upper ball joint, i need the lower

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Try typing " replace lower ball joint" into the search bar at the top of the forum and see what comes up.

 

[The Electrician]

regarding the cv boot, if it is ford OEM a detailed instruction is included

 

[imp]

Don't Cheat!

If it were me, after going to the hassle of freeing the lower ball joint from the knuckle to replace the BOOT, I would go ahead and replace the whole dang joint! Why mess around to that degree with an already worn ball joint?

Just my opinion. imp