ball joint spin HELP?
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ball joint spin HELP?
Here's my problem, i don't have any weight on the frame of my truck to put pressure on the balljoint to keep it from spinning. everything is completely stripped off the frame so no weight and i'm putting the front axle back together now, but i'm stumped on this lower balljoint. I've tried loading up a bunch of heavy stuff on the frame area above the axle, probably had a few hundred pounds on there but it didn't help. I've tried holding the stud with a thick flat head bit on a ratchet but it just slips out. I've tried c-clamps but there's really no where to grip securely
Is there a trick to this? I'm hesitant on jamming pry bars and stuff in there cuz everything is brand new and I don't want to damage my new parts.
1993 F150 DANA44 IFS
Is there a trick to this? I'm hesitant on jamming pry bars and stuff in there cuz everything is brand new and I don't want to damage my new parts.
1993 F150 DANA44 IFS
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i dont have an impact. can you get an impact on the lower ball joint? i know this question has been answered a million times, but with my situation where there is no weight on the frame to put pressure on the tapered stud when you jack it up, I thought someone may have a trick to keep the stud from spinning. I guess i will try to use a prybar and sledge or something carefully
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Are you assembling or disassembling?
Come to think of it, I've never had weight on the ball joint while doing either; usually the axle is resting on a jack stand.
I'll ask again, is the taper clean and dry (if you're assembing)?
Come to think of it, I've never had weight on the ball joint while doing either; usually the axle is resting on a jack stand.
I'll ask again, is the taper clean and dry (if you're assembing)?
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Biggest problem I have run in to is the lock nut used. Few of the brands use a " crimped " or kind of smashed nut type of lock nut. I agree this nut will not loosen but the amount of torque needed to run it down you just cant get on the ball joint, spins first. I just rebuilt the front axle on my 1997 F250HD and the Moog ball Joints I had this problem. Had a cheap store brand set kicking around. Ended up stealing the lock-nut from those and had no issues torquing them down.
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so, I got the nut torqued down. the new nut looked like it had thread damage. I used the old nut, but it still spun. I turned the knuckle the opposite direction and it torqued right down no problem.
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Yea might be how they made the locknut. some forms are a single pinched, or pushed thread, others is by pinching one end of the nut, etc. I think sometimes that machine is where the "new guy" starts and sometimes gets a little over zealous. Glad you got it back together .
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