Rubber dust cover boot for lower ball joints?

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Originally Posted by RRT

on one of the pop up adds there was another D2 cheapy but this gave the dimensions

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Thanks mare , it says those are for top ball joints, I am guessing they would be the same size for the lower ones?

I might buy it, 35 bucks delivered for 2... it could be an easy and cheap fix.

Just a word from the defeated.
I tried for about 7 hours and 2 broken tools to remove a bottom ball joint to replace the boot, without damaging the joint by using a Pickle Fork.
A press that looked strong wasn't.
I gave up and just made up a sort of cover out of rubber tube and garden twine and greased it regularly. It is still OK.
Recently I bought a really big press from the USA , but now sold the car and gave the new owner the new ball joints.
If you use a pickle fork you will damage the joint so are then committed to replace it. I bought a pickle fork but couldn't face the job again.
This is to actually split the joint taper from the upright. Top one was OK but the bottom one!
I was planning to have to cut through the taper and then maybe drill through the remains on the bench.
Regards PhilipA
I bought my boots from a USA company.

I need to do rwc, and cracked ones will not pass.

I already bought a new lower ball joints, might as well get the top ones and get the mechanic to do the job.

I was under impression it would be much easier and straight forward to release the lower ball joint from lower control arm and replace the rubber.

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Originally Posted by chev_1973

I need to do rwc, and cracked ones will not pass.

I already bought a new lower ball joints, might as well get the top ones and get the mechanic to do the job.

I was under impression it would be much easier and straight forward to release the lower ball joint from lower control arm and replace the rubber.

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Do think it is a great idea! As noted early, do not think anyone thinks this is an easy job, some have gone alright but this is probably only 1 in 10, 20, or even worse. The other point is the one Simon made, they wont need to be done again in the next decade.

Hope your mechanic has not done D2 ball joints before, when I got the D2a done at the mechanics they swore they will not do D2's again and had only quoted me $400!