ok so my ball joints need to be dont really bad. noow my question is is i started right now. (6:12pm) how long do you think it would take?

 

I replaced all four of mine. It took me several days - but I am old and slow. Take some advice and DO NOT buy a Horrible Freight tool to do this with. I bent two of them all to crap doing mine. Rent one or borrow one from a parts store to do the job with.
Would I do it again - yes - but I would use a quality tool to do it with.

 

ok because i work at autozone, i got the ball joint press that was it. I have to work tomorrow at 5 pm. but the boss let me use the tool without payign for it and wants it back by 7am. do i need a pickle for or can i beat it with a hammer

 

no hammer or pickle fork needed.
just press them out into a larger cup adapter, starting with the lower one, that way you can fit the tool through the hole to do the upper one.
then if i recall, install the lower first so you can fit the tool through the upper hole and press it in.

i only did mine once, had the shop do them the other time.