rivets are easy too

grind them off or drill them

Last time i did balljoints with rivets i got my welder machine and melted them

 

i see it everyday, ive meantioned before but s10s are usually the most neglected trucks i see. they come into my work needing every moving part in the front end but the owner doesnt want to put any money into and just wants one small part fixed (usually whatever is making noise)

 

Well,i dont have a welder...and I lost my grinder..Im going to pay someone else to do mine. I just dont want to do it no more then a starter on a 4x4 or heatercore. lol

 

come over we can knock it out then you can help me out with my dads heater core =)

 

Yeah mine still have rivits, I need to drill them out..

 

I was lucky, once, too. About 6 years ago, the LBJ on my Tbird was squawking for several hundred miles and I kept saying.. 'gotta fix that'.
So right after I'd driven 55 miles at 70 mph, I pulled into driveway, reversed and cut sharp to fit in the assigned space and my poor bird fell on its nose.
Obviously if I'd happened to hit a big bump of any sort at speed, I'd probably cartwheeled.
As it was.. just an aggro, other than inner fender shield nothing damaged but since then, I warn ANYONE whose joints squeal on turns of what happened to me.

BTW: Lubing only covers up the warning squeal, doesnt mean it wont fail.

 

Yeah mine don't squeal or anything. They are just worn.

 

Mine feel good and tight. just the boots are torn up. id replace just the boots,but im just going to do mine soon anyways. i dont have $200 to dump into some balljoints.

 

My steering has far too much play in it.

 

Mine has 1-2 inches of play,Which i actually like. It keeps me from wobbling around on the road etc..Not sure if i wanna fix it to make it tight.