help with ball joints
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Mountain Pass
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From: arlington tx
help with ball joints
Need to change all my ball joints. looking for a write up. Like will the axles just pull out or what special tools iI will need. I've gone as far as the spindle,but that is it. any help
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From: STEPHENVILLE,TX!!!!!
i dont know of a write up on it. the axles pull right out. you will need a ball joint press to press the new joints in. keep soaking everything in pb blaster, since your in tx the corrosion/rust shouldnt be horrible the old ball joints can be a pain to get out sometimes. you may have to take your knuckles to a machine chop to have them hydraulicly press the old joints out and may as well have them press the new ones in while your there. the only other tool i can think of is a picklefork to seperate the ball joint on the steering knuckle to you dont have the tie rod connected to the knuckles.
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Joined: May 2004
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From: Stewartstown, Pa
Yeah the the special socket to take the nut that holds it all together off. It will take a lot of beating to get the hub off but it will come. Use penetrating compound. Really good if you have an air chisel. You can rent a press for free at advance auto parts. You have to pay a 120$ deposit but as long as you don't ruin the tool you get all of that back when you take the tool back.
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