Ball Joint
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Ball Joint
I got to change the lower ball joint on old red.
Has anyone done this and how big a job is it on a 1987 F150 4x4, manual lockouts? And is there some place online I can get more information about this procedure?
I looked in my Haynes manual but doesnt seem real helpful.
ZZ
Has anyone done this and how big a job is it on a 1987 F150 4x4, manual lockouts? And is there some place online I can get more information about this procedure?
I looked in my Haynes manual but doesnt seem real helpful.
ZZ
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From: Greenville, KY
Did mine this spring on my 1987 4x4 f-150. If you do one might as well do them all. Go ahead & check your axle shaft u-joints, now's a good time to replace them. It wasn't to hard just took alot of time. Mine had never been replaced, I just got the trk & that was the first thing I did. The nut on top of the camber/caster was rusted so bad you couldn't even make out what it was. I had to cut it off using a 4"grinder using a cutting wheel. Make sure you replace everything with Moog parts, they come with grease fittings & are about the best. I got mine from http://www.rockauto.com/I then found out the local carquest auto parts could get them.
http://www.autozone.com/az/cds/en_us...rInfoPages.htm
GO RENT THE BALLJOINT PULLER, after you're done they'll give you you're money back, Good Luck
http://www.autozone.com/az/cds/en_us...rInfoPages.htm
GO RENT THE BALLJOINT PULLER, after you're done they'll give you you're money back, Good Luck
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From: Bonita Springs FL
This is a good write-up. http://ford.off-road.com/ford/articl....jsp?id=198389
The ball joint press is required. Harbor freight sells one that isn't very high quality, but people have used it successfully here.
The ball joint press is required. Harbor freight sells one that isn't very high quality, but people have used it successfully here.
