jschunke Posted September 6, 2007 Report Share Posted September 6, 2007 Removed the original ball joint (1994 sevile) in an attempt to replace it. Now I can't get the front end it back together. The knuckle dropped below the A-arm and ball joint. Do I need to compress the strut? The service manual makes this job out to be a breeze...the CV joint is stretched to its limit. In a bind. Any idea how to get this thing back together? thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BodybyFisher Posted September 6, 2007 Report Share Posted September 6, 2007 Removed the original ball joint (1994 sevile) in an attempt to replace it. Now I can't get the front end it back together. The knuckle dropped below the A-arm and ball joint. Do I need to compress the strut? The service manual makes this job out to be a breeze...the CV joint is stretched to its limit. In a bind. Any idea how to get this thing back together? thanks. Make sure the inner joint has not been dislodged. I know what you are experiencing, extend the ball joint stud straight out to the side, catch the hole in the knuckle and in one motion slip the stud into the knuckle only the tip will go in and push in on the wheel assembly. Its a little tricky. Pre-1995 - DTC codes OBD1 >> 1996 and newer - DTC codes OBD2 >> https://www.obd-codes.com/trouble_codes/gm/obd_codes.htm How to check for codes Caddyinfo How To Technical Archive >> http://www.caddyinfo.com/wordpress/cadillac-how-to-faq/ Cadillac History & Specifications Year by Year http://www.motorera.com/cadillac/index.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigCat83 Posted September 7, 2007 Report Share Posted September 7, 2007 Be carefull with the CV joint, if it overextends you'll have to replace it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jschunke Posted September 8, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 8, 2007 Had to replace the CV joint. It was 6 inches longer than the new one. All whacked out. If I only knew to tie down that knuckle. Still not sure what I did wrong to cause the CV joint to get dislodged. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotty Posted September 8, 2007 Report Share Posted September 8, 2007 There is a warning in the manual not to overextend the inner CV joint its a common mistake/problem. The tri-pot joint comes out of position and it needs disassembly to repair it. I will post a photo of it at some point. That is undoubtedly what happened here. AND I want to add that it's easy to overextend it. It can be taken apart and the tri-pod joint re-seated, it does not need replacing, but the work involved with re-seating it might not be worth the trouble. The inner boot would need to be replaced, you would have grease everywhere, and probably need to add some grease. If I went that far I would probably clean out the old grease and re-grease it. That is a lot of trouble and it makes sense to replace it... Not to mention the cost of the new boot, grease and time involved. Still seems a shame however, when you see how simple that joint is, you will understand what I mean. There are only three removable parts if I am not mistaken, pretty simple. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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