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So I've reached the point where I've decided that before I permanently screw something up I'll get some second opinions. I'm basically re-doing the front end of this thing, all ball joints and tie rod ends, it's all factory and has 200,000 on it so I figure just do it all. I keep intending to do more work on the truck (like the 4x4 conversion) but I can't seem to keep enough money set aside, and it's getting too weird to drive.
'97 2wd
I've gotten everything else off the truck, spindle/knuckle and all. I've never done balljoints before and am running into issues. I have an actual Ford factory service manual, the only information that gives me is "press 'em out", so that's useless. The Haynes manual has some pics and is my main resource. Then the box the press thingy came in tells me to do it entirely backwards from the book.
The correct way to remove them is to have the receiver cup over the tapered shaft right? and not on the other side?
I have a 600ft lb impact and a 12 ton press and in all seriousness and a good 2 hours (reading and fiddling), I haven't gotten this damned balljoint to move in either/any direction. Putting a load on it and hammering around it as well (works for pitman arms) And I'm getting pretty frustrated and I know I have the tools to bend it all to hell.
Is it really just more force?
'97 2wd
I've gotten everything else off the truck, spindle/knuckle and all. I've never done balljoints before and am running into issues. I have an actual Ford factory service manual, the only information that gives me is "press 'em out", so that's useless. The Haynes manual has some pics and is my main resource. Then the box the press thingy came in tells me to do it entirely backwards from the book.
The correct way to remove them is to have the receiver cup over the tapered shaft right? and not on the other side?
I have a 600ft lb impact and a 12 ton press and in all seriousness and a good 2 hours (reading and fiddling), I haven't gotten this damned balljoint to move in either/any direction. Putting a load on it and hammering around it as well (works for pitman arms) And I'm getting pretty frustrated and I know I have the tools to bend it all to hell.
Is it really just more force?
