hey..i have a 90' honda accord and i need to replace my lower ball joints in the front real bad. can anyone tell me how? i think i'll need to take alot of my stuff out just to get to my lower ball joints like my axle and control arm..etc..if you know how..plzzzzzzzzz give me a step by step on how to replace it..thanx..

 

I have no idea how, but I know you have to take apart the entire suspension on the wheel, I just had them replaced on my 98EX-V6. My mechanic took him 1hr each side.

 

I've done it on a 5th gen, but I looked at some diagrams, and it's basically the same on your 4th gen from what I see.

Basically the LBJ is pressed into the knuckle, it has a slight taper and was pressed into position, then the nut is toruqed to spec. The simple answer is if you want to do it yourself, you need to remove the knuckle/spindle and either press out the old LBJ and press in a new one, or take it to a shop that has a press and have them do it.

If you plan on keeping the car a while, and want to learn how to work on it, or if money is tight, then go for it. If you don't want to deal with it, then pay to have someone do it.

You'll need the basic tools...jack, jack stands, hand tools, breaker bar, penetrating oil, possibly a torch, a ball joint release tool is a big time and energy saver and can be bought for about $20-25. In theory you could press the old one out while the spindle is on the car, but it's not realistic...esp with the stupid trapped rotor design on your car, you need to get the spindle off to be able to do it. So basically release all the ball joints connecting to the spindle, UBJ, LBJ, Tie rod, control arms, etc. Then you can either tap out the old ball joint or press it out. I have a portable ball joint press kit that i bought cheap from harbor frieght and it hasn't let me down yet ($30), or you can take it somewhere. The new ball joint will be $15-25.

Good luck.

 

to pop the joint do this http://www.honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=887859