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Ball Joints

From 1989 Ford Bronco, documented by Brahma502.

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1989 Ford Bronco - Failed inpsection for "wheel rock" - ball joints. Probably a good thing though..it need to be done, and failing just forced the i… 1989 Ford Bronco - In the middle of the hub is the grease cover. Pull that off. It's the little piece in the upper left. The pieces coming out go in order fro… 1989 Ford Bronco - Hub out, rotor off. Now is the time to replace the two bearings in there if you haven't done so before. You can find articles on google abo… 1989 Ford Bronco - The nuts came off fine but the spindle did not. I ended up using a block of wood and my heavy hammer. Started beating it up and down, left… 1989 Ford Bronco - Now that all that is gone, time to remove the axle. When on the drivers side, just slide the axle out...easy now. The passenger side's axle… 1989 Ford Bronco - Spindle and dust cover gone. Pulling axle through the knuckle. That U Joint was shot. Got one for for $30. The old one looked old, rusted a… 1989 Ford Bronco - Next up is the tie rod end still attached to the knuckle. Remove the cotter pin, then the castle nut. The tie rod end is like the ball join… 1989 Ford Bronco - The last thing that remains are the two ball joints themselves. What you see in this photo - Knuckle with ball joints still pressed in is g… 1989 Ford Bronco - All done pulling stuff off the truck. You should be staring a pile that looks similar to this. 4WD hub pieces and spindle in upper right, d… 1989 Ford Bronco - The ball joint press in action. In this photo the upper ball joint is coming out. You have to do the lower first in order to getk the upper… 1989 Ford Bronco - New upper joint pressed in. Look in far middle and you can see the press and cup I used to get it in. Take the grease cap off the ball join… 1989 Ford Bronco - The dead soldiers... See the ball joint out of the cup? That was my last one... With the forth hit with the pickle fork, the knuckle drops…