ball joint pressed into wrong hole

[yorgy]

Dang! I think I'm going in Ripley's : Just pressed a new lower ball joint into the upper ball joint bore . So can I just press it out and press it back in the lower bore or is it now junk? Also did I just turn the knuckle into a paperweight?

97 ranger 4x4 4 liter dana 35 Thanks Yorgy

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

With a caliper (measuring device not brake part) both upper and lower bores on my '95 measure the same.

 

[yorgy]

good

Hey 85 sounds good to me . I think I'll just go for it buy another bj , keep the knuckle. The one I pressed in was a moog with those funny ridges where it goes into the bore . Thanks for the reply yorgy

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

Yeah, they are splined so they don't move around yet are easier to remove. Probably won't hurt yours to pull it if you are careful.

 

[yorgy]

yep

With 200k on this truck every repair job turns into a restoration project with lots of parts you didn't even plan on needing to be replaced . Thanks for the advice yorgy