Removing Ball Joints?
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Removing Ball Joints?
I got everything off including lower joint nut and snap ring and castle nut for the upper joint. I'm just not sure how to get these off the knuckle. I figure that I should just pound on the top bolt, but I wanted to make sure. I have no idea about the bottom. Any help would be appreicated. Thanks.
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Removing Ball Joints?
I just replaced mine. I knocked the bottom one out then ended up taking it to a front end shop to have the rest knocked out and pressed back in. They charged me 40. I asked them how they did it and they said they beat the old ones out with an air chisel and then used a c clamp press to press the new ones back in.
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Removing Ball Joints?
Beating on them won't work too well and likley will cause harm to your I-beams. They sell a "ball joint remover" kit. It looks like a super duty C-clamp with a variety of adapters. The cheapest version I've found was about $90. Snap On's price is about double that. I'm pretty wary of cheapo tools but don't care to spend $200 on a tool I may never use a second time.
If you can find somebody to remove and replace them for you for about $40, consider it money well spent.
On my 82, I needed new front springs and radius arm bushings so I just pulled both I beams and took them to a shop. They were happy to have an I beam in hand rather than having to work under the truck. Hence a reasonable price.
If you can find somebody to remove and replace them for you for about $40, consider it money well spent.
On my 82, I needed new front springs and radius arm bushings so I just pulled both I beams and took them to a shop. They were happy to have an I beam in hand rather than having to work under the truck. Hence a reasonable price.
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Removing Ball Joints?
Originally posted by BBiffle
I just replaced mine. I knocked the bottom one out then ended up taking it to a front end shop to have the rest knocked out and pressed back in. They charged me 40. I asked them how they did it and they said they beat the old ones out with an air chisel and then used a c clamp press to press the new ones back in.
I just replaced mine. I knocked the bottom one out then ended up taking it to a front end shop to have the rest knocked out and pressed back in. They charged me 40. I asked them how they did it and they said they beat the old ones out with an air chisel and then used a c clamp press to press the new ones back in.
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