Just got through disassembling the front end parts from my 63 Valiant and realized that we pressed the upper ball joints out of the control arms. They're threaded!
So, now I have the remnants of threads (ribs) in both control arms, and a front end rebuild set on the way. Have I thrashed these control arms? Do I need to go look for replacements? Or will the new ball joints screw in OK? I know...I know...I can't be the first one to do this! Thanks!

I think it is time to go upper control arm shopping. I suspect that by pressing out the joint, you have striped, and expanded the size of its hole. Personally I would not trust the arms ability to properly hold a new joint.


Side thought department:
This additional expense is going to be more than the cost of a Factory Service Manual.

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67' Dart GT Convertible; the old Chrysler Corp.
82' LeBaron Convertible; the new Chrysler Corp
07' 300 C AWD; Now by Fiat, the old new Chrysler LLC

Replacement time.

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50 chrysler,54 Plymouth, 64 Valiant conv 4 speed, 66 Valiant V8 wagon, 70 Challenger R/T 440+6 conv 4 speed,80 Colt, 98 Neon ACR,84 Honda V45 Magna
Taking care of 57 300C conv,48 T&C conv. Missing my 67 GTX and 36 Ply coupe

Dammit! Should have known better...neither of my 2 FSMs weren't within 20 miles of the destruction that took place. Funny thing is that we didn't actually press them out - we smacked them out with a small brass sledge. I guess they aren't the strongest threads in the world?

Anyway, there's a guy selling the ctl arm/spindle/drum assemblies from a '67 Dart - I'm assuming they're the same as my '63, no? Here's the ad.

I have a pile of A-Body upper control arms...
Send me a PM if you need a pair,
DD

Doc to the rescue again! PM sent and thank you!