Last night, I was greasing all of the zerks on my 03 DS650, and found that the lower ball joint on one side had a big tear in it. Today, I ordered the OEM "ball joint kit" through BikeBandit.com, and I should have it in a few days. I am debating whether to take my bike to the dealer to have the ball joint swapped out, or try and do it myself. I am not a very competent mechanic (the most difficult thing I have accomplished is changing out the clutch springs). Are the lower ball joints a difficult thing to do, especially for a greenhorn? Any advice you guys can give me on the specifics of this task would be appreciated.

 

hey mark they have to be pressed out. real easy. helmuth motorsports did mine in about 5 minutes.

 

you will be able to hit the old ones out with a socket and a hammer, but you will need to get them pressed back in...I was told you can get a hand hydraulic press at any local auto store and that should do the trick.