Ball Joints
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Ball Joints
Im not sure Im posting this in the right area but Ill try. I have to replace my ball joints on my front end this week and the ford dealership and some other shops want about $1000 to do it. I got the prices for all the parts and it comes up to about 350$ so I was thinking of doing it myself. Anyone got any advice I have never done it before. Thanks
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Here is the write up in the mods and maintenance section of our forum. Good luck and let us know how it goes!!! 
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/3...ll-joints.html
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/3...ll-joints.html
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Zach- ball joints are a PITA!! But the money you save doing it yourself will justify spending more on mods! Give yourself a whole day to do it, and I'd look up Guzzle's mod pag, as he has a few things you can do while you're doing your ball joints, like some PM to your hubs and ESOF system. You will need a ball joint fork tool to get the spindles off, basic hands tools and hopefully you won't need to use an air ratchet to get the u-joint nuts back on, as the u-joints sometimes spin...Have fun!
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I just did them on a E450 van a while back. It requires some specialized tools but not $650.00 worth.
If you want to do the job yourself it's easy if you have the right tools and a nightmare if you do not.
Again, you could buy the tools for less than they want to charge you for labor
If you want to do the job yourself it's easy if you have the right tools and a nightmare if you do not.
Again, you could buy the tools for less than they want to charge you for labor
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Originally Posted by Benny2002
There is a kit from powerstrokeshop that has all the parts for 250, advice, just look for threads theres alot of them.
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I have done SOOO many ball joints.... these are probably my favorite to do as they dont have actual hubs to take apart, nor do they have taper roller bearings...
I have had a set of these done, upper and lower, both sides in 1 hour..... a ball joint press is a must though....
I have had a set of these done, upper and lower, both sides in 1 hour..... a ball joint press is a must though....
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From: round rock, tx
Originally Posted by Lovin7.3
thanks guys your a great help. Ill let you know how it goes
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