ball joint replacement
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ball joint replacement
Hello everyone!
New to this site. I currently own an '01 F350 Crew Cab Dually 4x4. I just found out yesterday I need to replace the ball joints. Has anyone posted a "how to" on this or could point me to somewhere that has? I was looking through the archives and couldn't find anything. Thanks in advance for any help you can provide!
Tim
Severn, MD
New to this site. I currently own an '01 F350 Crew Cab Dually 4x4. I just found out yesterday I need to replace the ball joints. Has anyone posted a "how to" on this or could point me to somewhere that has? I was looking through the archives and couldn't find anything. Thanks in advance for any help you can provide!
Tim
Severn, MD
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This should help... https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/s...d.php?t=354091.
I used Moog ball joints. The uppers are greasable, however you have to remove grease fitting and replace with plug or the universal joint will hit the fittings. Good luck.
I used Moog ball joints. The uppers are greasable, however you have to remove grease fitting and replace with plug or the universal joint will hit the fittings. Good luck.
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THANKS for the link hink10! I used the directions I found there (including making the seal driver) and completed the job in about 5 hrs (minus the time to have the old ball joints pressed out and the new ones pressed in at a local machine shop)!
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THANKS for the link hink10! I used the directions I found there (including making the seal driver) and completed the job in about 5 hrs (minus the time to have the old ball joints pressed out and the new ones pressed in at a local machine shop)!
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Thanks again! The only think I would add to those directions is to be carefull not to pinch the back of the "large knuckle seal" on the axle when hammering it on. Luckily I noticed it was pinching before I got to far on. Oh, and the expression on the Ford parts guy face when I provided him with "Ford Part Numbers" was priceless. I asked him if they were a big secret and he told me "actually... they are". I don't know why, it made his life a lot easier.
