Welding ball joints?

K so my passenger upper ball joint is loose in its hole. The play is easily noticable when you wiggle the tire.

Any tips or tricks to perhaps fix this? I installed MOOG joints like 4 months ago, so it shouldn't be a "made in china" type thing...

I think I'm going to put 3 small welds around it and pump the grease to her to keep her cool.

...unless someone has something better of course...

iratefla

remove the ball joint, and inside the hole take a a center punch and start pinging it all the way around, top to bottom, this will expand the metal in the hole,thus making it smaller and hopefully tighter fit, theres actually a name for this process. cant think of it right now. id give that a shot first.

Knurling

What about removing the ball joint stud from the hole, putting in some shim stock (thin sheet metal) and reinstalling?

Id try a new ball joint first,then Id just replace the axle.