[GTRider245]

I read some of the balljoint writeups, and I understand the process alright, but doesn anyone have a pic of exactly where you put the seperator fork to hit with the hammer? Thanks, I would appreciate it!

 

[zainyD]

Remove the castle nuts from the upper and lower ball joint as well as the tie-rod endthen, using a small sledge hammer beat the knuckle until it falls off. If you are planning on replacing the upper balljoint beat the stud of the upper balljoint. That's the way I do it anyway. To remove the balljoint buy/rent/borrow a ball joint press and press out the lower ball joint first and then the upper. Reinstall them in reverse order.

 

[massbronco]

Unless your going to a shop to press the ball joints on i would skip the fork and just rent a ball joint press

 

[GTRider245]

Remove the castle nuts from the upper and lower ball joint as well as the tie-rod endthen, using a small sledge hammer beat the knuckle until it falls off. If you are planning on replacing the upper balljoint beat the stud of the upper balljoint. That's the way I do it anyway. To remove the balljoint buy/rent/borrow a ball joint press and press out the lower ball joint first and then the upper. Reinstall them in reverse order.

Thanks I will try that.

Unless your going to a shop to press the ball joints on i would skip the fork and just rent a ball joint press

I was originaly going to do them myself, but I am going to have all of the spindle studs pressed out and new ones installed. So I figured they coudl press they balljoints in while the knuckles were at the machine shop.

 

[rightofway]

Remove the castle nuts from the upper and lower ball joint as well as the tie-rod endthen, using a small sledge hammer beat the knuckle until it falls off. If you are planning on replacing the upper balljoint beat the stud of the upper balljoint. That's the way I do it anyway. To remove the balljoint buy/rent/borrow a ball joint press and press out the lower ball joint first and then the upper. Reinstall them in reverse order.

i use the hammer method but i usually hit the side where the ball joint stud goes through the beam, typically it's only one or two whacks.

 

[1clean5.8]

Go to harbor freight and get this

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=38335

 

[rightofway]

Go to harbor freight and get this

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=38335

i bent mine:cry

 

[79F150]