Hey guy,

I'm having a difficulten trying to tighten up my ball joint. The stud inside keeps spinning when I try to fasten the nut. How do you keep the stud from moving inside? I don't think there is enough clearance to get a pair of plier in to keep the stud from moving. Any suggestion? Thanks!

 

Put a jack under the control arm and put pressure on it, so the ball joint will act as if it is already set in place. Or try an impact wrench.

 

I push down on the knuckle/arm to jam the taper of the balljoint into the hole.

 

Try the above first, if that doesn't work then you may have screwed up some threads.

 

use an impact tool to tighten it. i have the same problem. an impact hasnt failed me yet

 

Well What I do is have someone put pressure on it from the top with there foot so it sets in place. It will tighten right up.

 

What I did was use a 3" or greater C clamp and clamp down on top of the lower ball joint and LCA. This was enough to stop the stud from turning and I was able to tighten the nut.