Will this ball joint tool work for me?
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From: Kommifornia
Will this ball joint tool work for me?
I need to change the ***** joints on my '94 F150 4x4 and I wanted to buy the press instead of renting it.
Does anybody know if this kit
Ball joint press link
will work for my application?
Thanks
Does anybody know if this kit
Ball joint press link
will work for my application?
Thanks
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That tool will work. It is a little expensive though, check out this one from Harbor Freight, it is less than half as expensive.
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=38335
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=38335
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From: Kommifornia
Originally Posted by 1994 F250: 351, C6
That tool will work. It is a little expensive though, check out this one from Harbor Freight, it is less than half as expensive.
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=38335
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=38335
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From: Elyria, Ohio
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I buy alot of HF and am selective about purchases. I bought the ball joint press to remove ball joints from spindles on a 95 F150 2WD. On second ball joint I cracked the C-clamp in half. Money refunded by HF. My neighbor, a 38 yr employed Ford worker knocked ball joint out in a vise with a punch and hammer. The metal on the cracked C-clamp looked crystalline in nature. Maybe a bad one. I replaced it with 40 pc adapters kit from them for future work. Same kit from KD or OTC is more expensive; maybe for reason. Try to rent the tool; it was $98 at Advance, but you get it back on return.
My next job was bearings and hubs on a Honda. I bought the HF 20 ton hydraulic press and this cost 160 with sale and 15% off. This one job paid for the press versus using a machine shop. However you will also need a number of bearing removal adapters to accomplish something like this.
My next job was bearings and hubs on a Honda. I bought the HF 20 ton hydraulic press and this cost 160 with sale and 15% off. This one job paid for the press versus using a machine shop. However you will also need a number of bearing removal adapters to accomplish something like this.
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I have one of the Harbor Freight ball joint presses and it has worked great for me. I have done u-joints and ball joints in both my 94 F250 and my wife's 91 Explorer with it and not had any problems. You must have got a bad one rainbowATF! I wonder if I got lucky with mine, or if you just got really unlucky?
