Ok I am needing to press the lower ball joints in and out of my a arms. I have seen a picture of the c-clamp tool on the site but I cant figure out how it works. It looks to just be a c-clamp, and I dont understand how it acually presses it into the arm. What protects the threaded shaft on the upside of the ball joint? I know this si probably a dumb question , but humor me. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Go to Auotzone and rent it for free...no charge. It will make sense when you see it.

Kit comes with several adapters for different applications.
The one that protects the ball joint stud is basically just a short piece of pipe.

The ball joint will move down from the arm away from the spindle.

The "C-Clamp" with the threaded end pushes on a plate that barely fits on the ball joint stud, which sets on a sleeve which sets on the inside shoulder of the ball joint ONLY (but not on the top-side of the arm). The other side of the arm uses a sleeve bigger than the ball joint which has a plate sitting on that which rest against the other inside end of the "C-Clamp".

You really are running the threaded rod onto the plate (which centers it onto the sleeve), which pushes the shoulder of the ball joint thru the control arm into the sleeve on the other side of the arm.

It's hard to juggle these 5 heavy pieces and hold onto the arm and use a large cresent wrench to turn the threaded rod. I put the arm in a vise, and have a friend hold it togeter as I snug the clamp.

Key: Periods are spacers, ignore.
= is the threaded rod
______
[....] Is the "c-Clamp"
| are the 2 round plates
[] Are the sleeves,

NOTE: one that rests on the ball joint, and the other is bigger than the ball joint.

--- is the ball joint stem
+ is the ball joint base
D is the other side of the ball joint base
|| is the lower control arm

..._________________________
..=[===..|..[]..---+||D..[]..|..]

Make sense now?

The joint will be stubborn, but will "POP" when it starts to move. Pieces may fall, so go slow with the wrench. DO not use an air gun.

Now if you end up pushing the ball joint stud thru the ball joint base (ask me how I know), you will have to use a drift and a hammer to remove the piece left in the lower control arm.

The installation is the reverse.

But have to try to keep everything straight or you will elongate the hole or create stress crack at the edge of the hole. If the ball joint is slightly loose after it's pressed in, a small tack weld to keep it from turning is ok. KEEP IT SMALL!