1994.5 - 1997 7.3L Power Stroke Diesel  

Ball joints finally done!!

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
  #1  
Old 12-02-2012, 06:38 AM
yoslick's Avatar
yoslick
yoslick is offline
Elder User
Thread Starter
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: NW Wisc
Posts: 507
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Ball joints finally done!!

134k on the truck now and it was definately time for some new ball joints, bought the premium ball joint tool from Harbor Freight and started on em yesterday morning at 6am, finally buttoned em up around 3pm and wow what a difference!! Mines a 4x4 so all 3 ujoints were shot, seemed like I spent more time on them than the ball joints! I gotta say that Harbor Freight tool really took the abuse, coated it with anti sieze before using and there were times I had so much torque from the air drive on it you could play it like a xylaphone!! Thanks for all the right ups you guys did on this in the past, really helped!!

Slick
 
  #2  
Old 12-02-2012, 08:09 AM
Red97350's Avatar
Red97350
Red97350 is offline
Laughing Gas
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Eastern CT
Posts: 882
Likes: 0
Received 8 Likes on 6 Posts
I used the Harbor Freight tool on my 250 and my dad's 250. It's tweaked a little now, but still works. I'll just keep using it until it breaks and go from there. I've used the sleeve kit with my arbor press before too, so it's pretty handy. That wasn't bad time for ball joints and u-joints.

Red
 
  #3  
Old 12-02-2012, 08:17 AM
fordpride's Avatar
fordpride
fordpride is offline
Post Fiend
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Livoina,La
Posts: 15,505
Likes: 0
Received 17 Likes on 15 Posts
I just use a BFH and a socket
 
Related Topics
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
GocartMozart
1987 - 1996 F150 & Larger F-Series Trucks
6
03-05-2015 10:18 PM
Fastolds
1980 - 1986 Bullnose F100, F150 & Larger F-Series Trucks
30
03-05-2012 08:01 PM
95 Lowbuck
Excursion - King of SUVs
5
07-20-2008 11:52 PM
handsomerob
1987 - 1996 F150 & Larger F-Series Trucks
9
09-13-2007 06:23 PM
gromelc
1987 - 1996 F150 & Larger F-Series Trucks
3
12-10-2003 09:02 PM



Quick Reply: Ball joints finally done!!



All times are GMT -5. The time now is 02:46 AM.