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OK, now that it was off the ground, used jack in front, instead of lift, rhe vw needs ball joints. Looks like a lot of work, per Chilton. Can they be replaced without taking apart the brakes, wheel, torsion arm etc? Thanks for any help….Dennis P
Pretty sure I did not have to take the brakes and stuff apart to replace the whole front beam. I did have the control arms off though, even though I didn’t need to do that either.
Looks like you just need to disconnect them from the wheel with a ball joint separator (a pickle fork will do, since you’re replacing them anyway and so not worried about damaging them) and unbolt the control arms from the torsion spring pack & slide them out.
Then the fun begins.
The ball joints do require the heat wrench for removal, near as I can tell. Then a gabillion pound press to install the new ones, maybe with aid of the heat wrench then as well. That’s why I still have my old ones for now.
Good luck & let us know how it rolls.
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