You wrote on 3/20/01 4:54:06 PM:
>In a message dated 3/20/01 3:00:08 AM Pacific Standard Time,
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> Joe,
> Sounds like you've got a bad balljoint. Too bad the balljoint is an
> integral part of the control arm. You'll have replace the whole damn
>thing.
> You may be able to get a junk yard part for cheaper. Some yards take these
> parts off and have them ready to sell. Others have to be taken off at the
> yard, which can be a bear if you don't have the right tools.
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> Jason Bosaw
> The Sentra Network
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>Ball joints on most lower contol arms can be replaced. I replaced mine on
>my
>97 Sentra with ones from TRW when I intalled the Engery Susp. bushings in
>both lower control arms.
>Ron
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That sounds like good news. The only resources that was available to me
indicated that the whole control arm would need replaced. However, that was
for B14 Sentra's. I have no idea how the other B1X styles are. I know that
some ball joints are riveted in which would normally make someone think
that the whole arm need replaced. I have seen aftermarketfactory type parts
that allow you to drill out the rivets and bolt the new ones in. I haven't
needed to replace the ball joints on my car. What was the replacement of
the balljoints like on your 97?
Jason Bosaw
The Sentra Network
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