Ball Joints..
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Originally Posted by shenders99
Oh, the brake bracket!
It looks like you already got the top one out.
Take a sledge, a large one and knock the kuckle where the bolt is threaded in the knuckle. That should help a lot!
It looks like you already got the top one out.
Take a sledge, a large one and knock the kuckle where the bolt is threaded in the knuckle. That should help a lot!
Thanks and thanks again in advance for the questions to come while I'm in this project. These ball joints and the upgraded slide pin set are my mission this weekend.
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Ok, my lower ball joint seperated from the cap in the nuckel when the nuckle came off. I was able to press/beat the cap out of the nucke but the lower ball and stud are still on the truck. Any ideas? I've tried a 2 claw puller and beating on the stud. The pickefork is no good because the nuckle is on my work bench.
Thanks in advance....
Thanks in advance....
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Originally Posted by Orezona
Ok, my lower ball joint seperated from the cap in the nuckel when the nuckle came off. I was able to press/beat the cap out of the nucke but the lower ball and stud are still on the truck. Any ideas? I've tried a 2 claw puller and beating on the stud. The pickefork is no good because the nuckle is on my work bench.
Thanks in advance....
Thanks in advance....
Don't be afraid to hurt it. That housing end is beefy.
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Ya I'm going to try heating it up tomorrow when we get back from church. The ball joint press I rented is like a big C-clamp. The thredded shaft is too big in diameter to fit through the top hole of the housing. So I can't get it straight. My upper ball joint and lower cap of the ball joint were so rusted in there I couldn't press them out. I had to make a big drift-pin/punch out of a cold chisel to beat them out with. Oh'well it's a big job (for me) but I'm determined to get done. The money I save doing this I will be able to get an ATS housing.
Thanks for the help and have a good weekend.
Thanks for the help and have a good weekend.
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Originally Posted by Orezona
Ya I'm going to try heating it up tomorrow when we get back from church. The ball joint press I rented is like a big C-clamp. The thredded shaft is too big in diameter to fit through the top hole of the housing. So I can't get it straight. My upper ball joint and lower cap of the ball joint were so rusted in there I couldn't press them out. I had to make a big drift-pin/punch out of a cold chisel to beat them out with. Oh'well it's a big job (for me) but I'm determined to get done. The money I save doing this I will be able to get an ATS housing.
Thanks for the help and have a good weekend.
Thanks for the help and have a good weekend.
Just be glad that you have another daily driver (or so I assume). When I fix stuff I am at the mercy of my wife to let me take the van!
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Originally Posted by shenders99
This would be a great time to go out and get a port-a-ban. This little saw is great. With this you could cut the bottom of the ball joint off and press it out from the bottom.
Just be glad that you have another daily driver (or so I assume). When I fix stuff I am at the mercy of my wife to let me take the van!
Just be glad that you have another daily driver (or so I assume). When I fix stuff I am at the mercy of my wife to let me take the van!
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Originally Posted by Orezona
Good thought. I'm doing GOOGLE searches for it with no luck. I have a SAWSALL (SP?) with some pretty good blades. Would that work? Do you have a link to the saw port-a-ban?
Here is a link:
http://www.mytoolstore.com/porcab/725.html
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Originally Posted by shenders99
This would be a great time to go out and get a port-a-ban. This little saw is great. With this you could cut the bottom of the ball joint off and press it out from the bottom.
Just be glad that you have another daily driver (or so I assume). When I fix stuff I am at the mercy of my wife to let me take the van!
Just be glad that you have another daily driver (or so I assume). When I fix stuff I am at the mercy of my wife to let me take the van!
By the way. The 3 claw puller worked great pulling off the hub assembly after the 4 nuts on the back. What I used was actually a reversable gear puller.
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You caught me drinking again. It can't come out the top because it is tappered. You have to press it out the bottom from the top.
You said that the screw on the press was too large to fit through the hole on the top. If the press (clamp) is hollow on the lower end and all the washers spacers are hollow as well. I would wet it up on the upper hole and get a long grade 8 bolt through the hole down through the washers to the lower ball joint bolt. This would let you press it out!
You said that the screw on the press was too large to fit through the hole on the top. If the press (clamp) is hollow on the lower end and all the washers spacers are hollow as well. I would wet it up on the upper hole and get a long grade 8 bolt through the hole down through the washers to the lower ball joint bolt. This would let you press it out!
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Originally Posted by shenders99
Get a torch and heat her up!
EDIT: guess thats the 3rd set ive done on the dana 50s, did another truck 02 vintage as well, i think the first set took me 3.5 hours? But i love axles.