Ottawa Fiero Club Forum

the book says this must be removed as a hole and replaced with the control arm I think... is there another way of pulling this out??

Thanks; Rob

Your book is mostly correct, with respect to the average backyard mechanic.

The front lower ball joints are pressed in to the control arm, and sometimes tack-welded in as an extra safety measure.  If you don't have access to the appropriate press, doing the job properly will be damn-near impossible.

Assuming that you're comfortable doing it, purchase a replacment ball joint at your favorite parts store, remove the control arm, then take both in to a shop and ask them to replace the ball joint for you.  When I had one replaced earlier this year (http://www.fierodrivers.com/forum/index.php?topic=1592.0), it wasn't more than $20 to have a local garage swap the ball joints after I removed the control arm.

hmmm sounds like I will leave it for my shop to do then...

Thanks, Rob