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How to Replace the Upper Ball Joint on a 1969 Camaro

The 1969 Chevy Camaro is one of the legendary muscle cars. The Camaro was Chevys competitive answer to the Ford Mustang. The Camaro was born in September 1966, when Chevy offered the first 1967 model Camaro for sale. The first-generation Camaro ran from 1967 through 1969. The Camaro appealed to many, and it came equipped with an inline six-cylinder engine for the grocery-getter crowd and a big-block Chevy engine for the muscle car lovers. The car was a unitized body construction with a bolt on front stub. The car also became immensely popular as a short-track stock car.

Instructions

1

Park the Camaro on a solid, level surface. Block the rear wheels. Loosen the lug nuts on the front wheels a half-turn, but dont remove them.

2

Place a floor jack under the front center frame of the car, and raise the front wheels off the ground. Remove the front wheels. Insert wooden blocks under the lower A-arms, and lower the jack to bring the car down onto the blocks.

3

Remove the cotter pin from the castle nut on the upper ball joint. Loosen and remove the large castle nut from the upper ball joint.

4

Grind the rivet heads off the four rivets that mount the ball joint to the upper A-arm. After grinding off the rivet heads, the pin circle of the rivet will appear. Use a punch smaller than the rivet pin circle to punch the rivet out of the upper A-arm.

5

Insert a ball joint pickle fork between the top of the spindle and the ball joint. Strike the rear shaft of the pickle fork with a hammer to free the ball joint taper of the spindle. Swing up the upper A-arm, and remove the old ball joint.

6

Install the new ball joint and the rubber boot into the upper A-arm, using the included bolts instead of rivets. Tighten the four small bolts and lock nuts that secure the ball joint to the A-arm. Align the ball joints tapered shaft with the upper spindle hole, and push the shaft into the spindle. Insert the castle nut onto the ball joint shaft, and tighten it. Insert the cotter pin through the castle nut, and spread the cotter pin so it stays in place. Thread the grease zerk into the ball joint.

7

Jack up the Camaro, put the front wheels back on the car, and tighten all the lug nuts. Lower the car to the ground.

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