Thanks for the info. My grown son is over 100 miles away near Seattle. He has taken it to a mechanic at a well known tire chain (Les Schwab). He's used them before, and he tells me they do good work. Apparently, it took them all day to do the top ball joints and he is to return this weekend to have the bottom completed. He had mentioned that they said they might have to 'torch' them off as they are frozen due to road salt used during winter months. We will text our son and ask about the insertion tool to press it out and back in. I'll let you know what happens; he's usually very busy during the week. It will be sometime this weekend or early next week before I know the outcome. Thanks again.