Another ball joint thread
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Lead Driver
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Luckily I don't have to deal with ABS on the front. E99 built 10/98
I do plan on replacing the bearings but I also plan on going easy with it.
I am taking time off work since I have a lot of vacation time to burn so I will have about 7 days to get this done.
I do plan on replacing the bearings but I also plan on going easy with it.
I am taking time off work since I have a lot of vacation time to burn so I will have about 7 days to get this done.
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Ya gotta love it when your wife goes...well if you need it and will use it again later, then you should go get it.
WOOT! New 20 ton shop press in the SUV now. hehe
May be Harbor Freight but considering I don't do any of this for a living and it will prolly be used 4 or 5 times a year... Ill take it! Now to find a new home for it in the shop.
WOOT! New 20 ton shop press in the SUV now. hehe
May be Harbor Freight but considering I don't do any of this for a living and it will prolly be used 4 or 5 times a year... Ill take it! Now to find a new home for it in the shop.
Laughing Gas
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Bill, seen this one before?
Lots of parts and pics!
Ford Super Duty Ball Joint Replacement Procedure - Superdutypsd.com
Lots of parts and pics!
Ford Super Duty Ball Joint Replacement Procedure - Superdutypsd.com
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Bill, seen this one before?
Lots of parts and pics!
Ford Super Duty Ball Joint Replacement Procedure - Superdutypsd.com
Lots of parts and pics!
Ford Super Duty Ball Joint Replacement Procedure - Superdutypsd.com
parts listings... pics...descriptions. Looks like it probably took more time for the write up than it did for the job! Thank you for the link! Wouldn't of bothered posting if I had found that. Time to save it!
And it looks like I did get the right parts too.
That's always a plus!Now to run to the hardware store to get the pieces for the knuckle seal tool.
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The saga continues...
OK...new ball joints, outer tie rods, brakes all around, new tires... she drives straight. no longer fighting alot of play in the wheel...but...
when going through a slight dip at an angle so the tires hit 1 at a time, I get a popping sound and slightly feel it. like when going from the road into a parking lot..the dip there. to me it sounds like it is centered, but to the passenger, they feel it on their side so I would say passenger side.
so...what next should I check?
when going through a slight dip at an angle so the tires hit 1 at a time, I get a popping sound and slightly feel it. like when going from the road into a parking lot..the dip there. to me it sounds like it is centered, but to the passenger, they feel it on their side so I would say passenger side.
so...what next should I check?
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Ummm no torsion bar... Solid front axle.
body mounts - will have to check those.
inner hub bearings - all new. rebuilt the hubs while I had it apart for the ball joints.
I was going to look at the sway bar end links and bracket mount bushings. Aren't these known to pop when worn? Don't remember if these are a common cause.
body mounts - will have to check those.
inner hub bearings - all new. rebuilt the hubs while I had it apart for the ball joints.
I was going to look at the sway bar end links and bracket mount bushings. Aren't these known to pop when worn? Don't remember if these are a common cause.
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Ummm no torsion bar... Solid front axle.
body mounts - will have to check those.
inner hub bearings - all new. rebuilt the hubs while I had it apart for the ball joints.
I was going to look at the sway bar end links and bracket mount bushings. Aren't these known to pop when worn? Don't remember if these are a common cause.
body mounts - will have to check those.
inner hub bearings - all new. rebuilt the hubs while I had it apart for the ball joints.
I was going to look at the sway bar end links and bracket mount bushings. Aren't these known to pop when worn? Don't remember if these are a common cause.
Yeah I meant sway bar when I said torsion bar, yeah they can pop and can go out frequently
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