dave151 Posted July 11, 2020 Report Share Posted July 11, 2020 So my 11 Edge was in need of struts and the lower BJ boots were toast so I figured why not press in some new BJs. The old ones pressed out and some new Moog joints pressed in without issue however the snap ring that came with the new ball joints won't snap on as the groove is too low in the ball joint. Now the factory ball joints had no snap ring and replacement arms don't come with snap rings either. I'm thinking they should be fine without. It took alot of force to press them in. The press in from the bottom up so the weight of the car would always be forcing downward on them anyhow. Thoughts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
handfiler Posted July 12, 2020 Report Share Posted July 12, 2020 I think you'll be good to go without the snap rings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave151 Posted July 12, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 12, 2020 Yeah I think your right. I’m going to finish putting it back together in the AM. Now to decide 245/50/20 or 255/50/20 for new rubber. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jtrudel90 Posted August 17, 2021 Report Share Posted August 17, 2021 (edited) On 7/11/2020 at 7:12 PM, dave151 said: So my 11 Edge was in need of struts and the lower BJ boots were toast so I figured why not press in some new BJs. The old ones pressed out and some new Moog joints pressed in without issue however the snap ring that came with the new ball joints won't snap on as the groove is too low in the ball joint. Now the factory ball joints had no snap ring and replacement arms don't come with snap rings either. I'm thinking they should be fine without. It took alot of force to press them in. The press in from the bottom up so the weight of the car would always be forcing downward on them anyhow. Thoughts? Just wanted to comment I just went through the exact same issue. I purchased moog problem solver ball joints, I thought I was the only person who had this problem , glad I’m not the only one. I did leave a detailed review on Amazon about the issue with pictures. I used the same mind set as you pertaining to the originals not having the snap ring. I’ve put on about 5000km of normal driving and no issues Edited August 21, 2021 by Jtrudel90 Pictures added Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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