ball joint press info needed
Laughing Gas
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It should come with the right adapters. My OTC kit did.
Geekwithoutacause I'm still trying to wrap my head around how it could possibly be easier or faster to square up, support and push out a balljoint in a shop press than with a proper balljoint press(c clamp). How do you do the bottom one? With a long piece of pipe or something? Seems like a lot more of a balancing act than using the actual tool that is made for doing the job? Like I said before I have both and the OTC c-clamp is easy peasy I just do it on the bench.
Geekwithoutacause I'm still trying to wrap my head around how it could possibly be easier or faster to square up, support and push out a balljoint in a shop press than with a proper balljoint press(c clamp). How do you do the bottom one? With a long piece of pipe or something? Seems like a lot more of a balancing act than using the actual tool that is made for doing the job? Like I said before I have both and the OTC c-clamp is easy peasy I just do it on the bench.
Laughing Gas
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It should come with the right adapters. My OTC kit did.
Geekwithoutacause I'm still trying to wrap my head around how it could possibly be easier or faster to square up, support and push out a balljoint in a shop press than with a proper balljoint press(c clamp). How do you do the bottom one? With a long piece of pipe or something? Seems like a lot more of a balancing act than using the actual tool that is made for doing the job? Like I said before I have both and the OTC c-clamp is easy peasy I just do it on the bench.
Geekwithoutacause I'm still trying to wrap my head around how it could possibly be easier or faster to square up, support and push out a balljoint in a shop press than with a proper balljoint press(c clamp). How do you do the bottom one? With a long piece of pipe or something? Seems like a lot more of a balancing act than using the actual tool that is made for doing the job? Like I said before I have both and the OTC c-clamp is easy peasy I just do it on the bench.
No balancing on the press. Hold the pipe w one hand, use the other to pump. It's really easy on the press once you know what to do.
More Turbo
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From: Salisbury, MD
I guess my confusion comes from reading the Amazon reviews, everyone says the kits do not come with the proper adapters, then others say to get the OTC 6731 kit but even that does not include everything and I need to get the OTC 38354 which is $$$ adding up pretty quick.
Laughing Gas
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Geekwithoutacause. I hear what you're saying and I could do it on a shop press but having both at my disposal I would never choose to use the shop press over the actual balljoint press to press out/in balljoints. I'm sorry but you can tell me over and over how much better it is but I'll still use my OTC balljoint press to press out balljoints. Its a tool designed for one purpose, to press out/in balljoints and ime it does it very well.
beachcamper. I'll try to grab a couple of pics and the part number off my OTC kit tomorrow if that'll help out. I've done every style of Ford with it from OBS through superduty.
beachcamper. I'll try to grab a couple of pics and the part number off my OTC kit tomorrow if that'll help out. I've done every style of Ford with it from OBS through superduty.
More Turbo
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From: Salisbury, MD
Got the ball joints done this weekend, upgraded both sides top & bottom to Moog's (was quite the job, not for the faint of heart for sure)
So in the end I used the Astro 7865 ball joint kit AND a few adapters from the Astro 7897 adapter set, so yes you need both.
For the last side since it was late and I was tired, I ended up putting my impact on the c clamp, made life much easier, should have done that sooner.
So in the end I used the Astro 7865 ball joint kit AND a few adapters from the Astro 7897 adapter set, so yes you need both.
For the last side since it was late and I was tired, I ended up putting my impact on the c clamp, made life much easier, should have done that sooner.
Laughing Gas
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Got the ball joints done this weekend, upgraded both sides top & bottom to Moog's (was quite the job, not for the faint of heart for sure)
So in the end I used the Astro 7865 ball joint kit AND a few adapters from the Astro 7897 adapter set, so yes you need both.
For the last side since it was late and I was tired, I ended up putting my impact on the c clamp, made life much easier, should have done that sooner.
So in the end I used the Astro 7865 ball joint kit AND a few adapters from the Astro 7897 adapter set, so yes you need both.
For the last side since it was late and I was tired, I ended up putting my impact on the c clamp, made life much easier, should have done that sooner.
Laughing Gas
Joined: Oct 2017
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I tried it once that way just by myself. Man what a sight. Got quite pissed off.
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If you go the c-clamp method, have a good bench vise ready. It’ll make things much easier. Grease up the large screw for the c-clamp or else you will risk tearing the threads off.
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