What are these pins that come with lower ball joint?

[WildMan]

Replaced ball joints before, but not sure what these pins are that come with the motorcraft ball joints.

Thanks

 

[Gunanddoglover]

Cotter pins used to secure the nuts. You better intall them.

 

[basstracker89]

That's what I was thinking, but couldn't make out in the small pic

 

[geezer]

Those are rivets. Some ball joints have a plate riveted to the control arm, you have to drill out the rivets, change the ball joint. And rivet the plate back…

 

[basstracker89]

Those are rivets. Some ball joints have a plate riveted to the control arm, you have to drill out the rivets, change the ball joint. And rivet the plate back…

Or put bolts back in place of rivets. That would be my preference. As what I did back in the day with a 73 Mach I

 

[41mag]

Or you can take it to a real mechanic if you don’t know what you’re doing - at least have someone show you that does

 

[geezer]

Or put bolts back in place of rivets. That would be my preference. As what I did back in the day with a 73 Mach I

Yep….we often did that because we couldn’t find the rivet gun….

 

[WildMan]

Cotter pins used to secure the nuts. You better intall them.

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Those are rivets. Some ball joints have a plate riveted to the control arm, you have to drill out the rivets, change the ball joint. And rivet the plate back…

Yeh, my first thought was cotter pin but these ain't those. Looked like rivets but I'll be damned if I remember seeing that last time I looked and honestly just completely let the thought out of my mind. I've pressed ball joints in (even on this car) but haven't started the repairs this time around and am trying to line the process and everything up before I start.

Appreciate it guys.

 

[WildMan]

I'll have to see what's up. Guessing same ball joints used, but maybe certain model years didn't have rivets. Hope that's it. I really don't remember anything of the sort.

 

[basstracker89]

Yep….we often did that because we couldn’t find the rivet gun….

Honestly I just inherited several rivets and rivet guns. But I'd still prefer nuts and bolts.