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8891civic
08-31-2006, 11:58 AM
Hi all, I have a 91 civic hatch that I'm working on.
I just started researching different ball joints and found the auto supply carries moog, or I could get them off ebay from Canada for half the price, but I don't know the quality of either.
Has anybody on here bought them off ebay? I'm planning on changing the upper and lower ball joints as well as the tie rod ends.
I am also planning on changing the bearings on the hub . In the book it says to take it to a shop to have them pressed in. Is this the best way to go? Or can this be done at home too?
Thanks for any advice or experiences


AgentofDarkness
08-31-2006, 12:34 PM
For the bearings, you can remove the steering knuckle and take the knuckle to a local machine shop. The machine shop should be able to install new bearings for a couple of bucks. I dunno about the ball joints but you get what you pay for.

rit14623
08-31-2006, 03:56 PM
Are the ball joints needing replacement or just the boots? If just the boots are torn, I would recommend just replacing the ball joint boots and tie rod boots with polyurethane ones.