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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...

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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...

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424 hits | 68.68 KB | Posted: 5/6/10
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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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...

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459 hits | 65.05 KB | Posted: 5/6/10
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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651 hits | 66.23 KB | Posted: 5/6/10
Spindle and dust cover gone. Pulling axle through the knuckle. That U Joint was shot. Got one for...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...