quote Originally posted by Brent7088: I know it’s been awhile since I last posted on this issue (was majorly sidetracked) , but I’m still having the problem of the boot pinching when installing the joint. Please check out the pics below -- you can see how much the boot is being pinched/squashed on one side. The metal collar which holds the boot against the joint is in place, though not sure if it’s in the correct place:

Why are we seeing the boot in between the ball joint body and control arm?
It looks like you put the boot on the ball joint before you dropped it into the control arm. That's the wrong order of operations.


-Pump enough moly grease into the ball joint that grease starts to come out between the body and the ball.
-Drop the ball joint into the control arm from above.
-Install the boot and metal boot retainer from below.
-Torque the bolts.
-Get an alignment and be sure the tech knows you have slotted ball joints to adjust camber.
-Drive gently home from the alignment shop and *RE*-torque the bolts after the alignment (don't ask me how I know to check this...)

[This message has been edited by Will (edited 10-20-2020).]