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Failed inpsection for "wheel rock" - ball joints. Probably a good thing though..it need t...
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991 hits | 60.16 KB | Posted: 5/6/10
Failed inpsection for "wheel rock" - ball joints. Probably a good thing though..it need t...
In the middle of the hub is the grease cover. Pull that off. It's the little piece in the upper le...
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In the middle of the hub is the grease cover. Pull that off. It's the little piece in the upper le...
Hub out, rotor off. Now is the time to replace the two bearings in there if you haven't done so bef...
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Hub out, rotor off. Now is the time to replace the two bearings in there if you haven't done so bef...
The nuts came off fine but the spindle did not. I ended up using a block of wood and my heavy hamme...
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556 hits | 81.16 KB | Posted: 5/6/10
The nuts came off fine but the spindle did not. I ended up using a block of wood and my heavy hamme...
Now that all that is gone, time to remove the axle. When on the drivers side, just slide the axle o...
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Now that all that is gone, time to remove the axle. When on the drivers side, just slide the axle o...
Spindle and dust cover gone. Pulling axle through the knuckle. That U Joint was shot. Got one for...
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Spindle and dust cover gone. Pulling axle through the knuckle. That U Joint was shot. Got one for...
Next up is the tie rod end still attached to the knuckle. Remove the cotter pin, then the castle nu...
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565 hits | 67.59 KB | Posted: 5/6/10
Next up is the tie rod end still attached to the knuckle. Remove the cotter pin, then the castle nu...
The last thing that remains are the two ball joints themselves. What you see in this photo - Knuckl...
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549 hits | 60.59 KB | Posted: 5/9/10
The last thing that remains are the two ball joints themselves. What you see in this photo - Knuckl...
All done pulling stuff off the truck. You should be staring a pile that looks similar to this. 4WD...
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572 hits | 59.13 KB | Posted: 5/9/10
All done pulling stuff off the truck. You should be staring a pile that looks similar to this. 4WD...
The ball joint press in action. In this photo the upper ball joint is coming out. You have to do t...
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553 hits | 59.15 KB | Posted: 5/9/10
The ball joint press in action. In this photo the upper ball joint is coming out. You have to do t...
New upper joint pressed in. Look in far middle and you can see the press and cup I used to get it i...
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461 hits | 66.35 KB | Posted: 5/9/10
New upper joint pressed in. Look in far middle and you can see the press and cup I used to get it i...
The dead soldiers... See the ball joint out of the cup? That was my last one... With the forth hit...
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503 hits | 76.44 KB | Posted: 5/9/10
The dead soldiers... See the ball joint out of the cup? That was my last one... With the forth hit...