Rear upper ball joints – ’04 Stratus

[Froey]

Hey guys,

Doing rear upper ball

Topic

[Froey]

Sorry for the type-o. What I wanted to say is – “I like to do a little research on projects that I haven’t tackled before”. Typing too quick…

[3SheetsDiesel]

You’re not going to need that ball joint press kit for this job. The ball joint is serviced as a complete control arm. You have to lower the rear subframe to get the arm out. It’s a pain to do, but not overly difficult.

[EricTheCarGuy]

+1 on replacing the entire assembly as that is how I believe they are serviced. Thanks for the post 3SheetsDiesel.

[Froey]

Thanks for the pointers guys.

However, can the ball joints be pressed out without lowering the entire subframe and removing/replacing the entire control arm? I already bought the ball joints and I don’t see a reason why they can’t be.

Let me know your thoughts.

Thanks again.

[dreamer2355]

If the ball joints are welded into the control arm, then no. You would need to replace the entire controll arm.

Aftermarket control arms do come (in most cases) with serviceable ball joints.

[Froey]

Hello,

Wanted to follow up on this project/topic in case anyone else needed the information for their car in the future.

For my brother

[ytram]

Thanks for the info, Froey. Hope you do have time to post in the how to.

[dreamer2355]

Thanks for the update!

Dont forget to change the traffic light to green if the issue is resolved!

Thanks!

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