[Will98D]

Kevin... thanks for the reply. I have the later style for both sides, I think the problem is that the new ball joint is a different design. Looking at the pic on the website for the new part you can see it has a V cut in it, as did my original ones and one replacement which went in fine. The one I'm having problems with just has a half-circle cut in the stem, and the parts guy at PP said "same thing". I'm a pretty good mechanic, and this is not going together as-is. I oriented the joint stem properly, started tapping in the pin, then it goes just so far and binds up because the stem rotates and starts to cut into the pin. The p/n on the Lemforder box is the same for each, so at this point I guess I have to either demand that I get sent the V-notch style, or grind the pin a bit to match the new part. I'll give them a call when they open in a few hours.