Replacing the ball joint on a VAZ 2101-2107 with your own hands

Replacing the ball joint on a VAZ vehicle will not cause many problems, for example, like a ball joint of a classic model. In order to properly pull out the ball joint on the MacPherson strut, you need to make every effort, otherwise they do not fly out. May squeak or knock very loudly. Therefore, it is still necessary to change them. And also you will have a question: How to understand, or determine when it is necessary to change the ball joint? To answer this question, you will need to contact the undercarriage diagnostic center. Although you can easily do it yourself. You will simply need the help of a friend or friend. There are several options for diagnosing a ball joint.

1. Option one: lower the wheel bolts, raise the car with a jack, then remove the wheel. After lifting the wheel, grab the bottom and top with both hands, loosen it, check, thereby, for the presence of wobble, backlash. Then you need to unscrew the ball pin nut and the bolts of the support to the swivel knuckle.
2. Option two: the surest way is, using a pry bar or a crowbar, we climb under the car. We insert a pry bar between the edge of the support and the lower lever and squeeze it up. In this case, the backlash can be seen.
3. The third option in the diagnostic method is the most proven. First you need to remove the support from the machine. After removing it, check it and sort it out with your hands. Clamp the support in a vice, check the ball pin for axial and radial play. If you manage to move the pin on the ball joint without much difficulty, then the support must be replaced. To remove a ball joint from a VAZ car, for this you need to take a puller for the ball joints, a cylinder wrench, a 17x19 spanner wrench, a jack, a pry bar, a metal pipe or crowbar and your assistant, to whom you will give a tire bar.

Detailed instructions for replacing ball joints on a VAZ 2107 are presented in this article.

With such a set of tools, diagnose your VAZ car and replace the ball joint in just half an hour. Lubricate the new support before installation. Therefore, first you need to remove the boot, put a little lithol on your finger and put on the boot. After inserting the puller, we press out the finger. We ask the assistant to use a pry bar to squeeze the lower lever and remove the support. Screw the new support to the steering knuckle, slowly release the lever, direct your finger into the eyelet. After the lever has been lowered, it is necessary to tighten the ball pin nut.