But first - in the mail on Friday I got a letter that my car need to update the registration. It's good through September, but it means I need to get the car inspected.
So, I thought I might as well get the car inspected real quick before I began working on getting the Ball Joint replaced. So I knew this shop close by that was really quick at getting me in and out. So I figured out what they they opened and showed up about 10 minutes early. I really wanted to be in and out.
When I got in I also remember that I needed to get the fuel filter replaced. I asked them how long it would be to do it, and they said it was just 30 minutes.
Well - to my dismay - I didn't get out of there till 90 minutes later. So I started a little later than planned.
I did also go to Harbor Fright to get a couple tools.
Went home, and after breakfast I started working on the car. I got the front end up on jack stands and took off the front wheels.
Teared into the drivers side quite a bit, even got the old ball joint pressed out. But I totally screwed up the install of the new ball joint. It went in a little sideways. I thought it was all good, but when I took the tool off, the ball joint just fell out.
Needless to say - I was quite disappointed. I had not eaten well that day so I was drained of energy - feeling a little sickly.
I did a little research and found some new A-Arms with the ball joint included at O'Reilly's. Note that Auto Zone had them too, but they were quite a bit more expensive.
I went to church. Went to dinner with the family.
I started working on the car again and got stuck. I got everything off the A-Arm.
But I could not get the front bolt of the A-Arm out. It was hitting the Rack and Pinion on the way out. I had to call it quits for the night - defeated....
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