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Re: Replacing ball upper/lower joints
Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2016 11:50 am
by Roy
next time, undo nuts completely, put back on by hand a couple threads,then using a 3-5 lbs hammer, hit the hub casing where the taper is. A few MANLY hits and it should pop. When doing lower, we need a jack stand under the lower arm with weight on it.
Also, there should be 2 bolts up and 2 down on the lower front bj.---clearance for steering
Re: Replacing ball upper/lower joints
Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2016 5:02 pm
by Monk
Kinda hard to be "manly" when I'm on my back most of the time, then the other half of time, have "tearing eyes" asking why me?
,...hehe
But ya, I learned my lesson fast, the next 3 ball joints I completely undid the ball joint nut first and used a pickle fork..
Oh weird part the first lower when in SUPER easy....but wow that second one was testing my patience ,hehe
It seriously took me like 15mins to find the right placement to get it to seat it.. That little hub ridge ,what a pain.,
And correct I saw that on flash about what to do on those fronts, but lol there still fine,...
Re: Replacing ball upper/lower joints
Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2016 5:19 pm
by Roy
angle the lower joint outwards before sliding the hub back on.