ball joint removal
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ball joint removal
hey i need help!
i am converting my 1975 4 x 4 truck to disk brakes and removed my spindles. quite fun!
i would like to replace the sockets that the ball joints go into but i couldnt figure out how to get the ball joints out!
can anyone help!
i am converting my 1975 4 x 4 truck to disk brakes and removed my spindles. quite fun!
i would like to replace the sockets that the ball joints go into but i couldnt figure out how to get the ball joints out!
can anyone help!
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Joined: Mar 2003
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From: up state N.Y.
ball joint removal
If their balljoint's on a Dana 44 the bottom one has a lock ring and once you have the spindle in your hand's with the balljoint's still installed the bottom one will pound out with a gob 3/4'round punch or bolt ,but the best way and the fastest was is a balljoint press.Work's like a dream!It's a big c-clamp type looking thing ,and if you crank it down and it doesn't seam to be pressing the joint's out take a hammer and smack the side of the spindle where the joint's seat's.
