The task is fairly straightforward but you may spend as much doing the job yourself then having an alignment shop perform the necessary alignment afterwards as you would if you take the car in and have them replace the tierod ends. To perform the job, you will need to obtain a "pickle fork" and a good size hammer. Start by supporting the front end of the car on jackstands. Turn the steering to the right and loosen the nut on the stem of the ball joint. Whack the pitman arm where the balljoint inserts. Shoot some penetrating oil where the stem inserts. Put the pickle fork under the ball joint-between it and the arm and whack it a few times. Cuss at it some, whack it some more. If you have done this properly, the balljoint will pop out. Turn the wheel the other way and repeat on the other side. Now, you loosen the jam nut and unscrew the ball joint out of the tie rod. Screw the new one in and try to get it in to the same depth as the old ones. NOTE: The balljoint may be left-hand threaded. Put the stems of the ball joint up back through the arm and put the nuts on and tighten the jam nuts. Lower the car off the jack stands and limp it to the nearest alignment shop. At the alignment shop, they will ask you why you went to the trouble to replace the inners and didn't do the outers at the same time (sort of like buying one new shoe).
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