michael collins > 1983 Ford Bronco > open folder Ball Joints

Here is the drivers side ball joint replacement. Here we are with the wheel in place.
letsstart.jpg
504 hits | 76.4 KB | Posted: 10/27/06
Here is the drivers side ball joint replacement. Here we are with the wheel in place.
Ok the wheel is off. I was lazy here please put a Jack stand under the frame or front axle do not wo...
as-we-started.jpg
474 hits | 79.78 KB | Posted: 10/27/06
Ok the wheel is off. I was lazy here please put a Jack stand under the frame or front axle do not wo...
Remove the caliper (do not just let it hang. i got a set of "S" hooks and these work well here)
caliper-hung.jpg
449 hits | 91.61 KB | Posted: 10/27/06
Remove the caliper (do not just let it hang. i got a set of "S" hooks and these work well here)
Now the lock outs are off.
nolockouts.jpg
518 hits | 86.91 KB | Posted: 10/27/06
Now the lock outs are off.
ok now the hub and rotor assembly are off.
no-brake.jpg
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ok now the hub and rotor assembly are off.
now the dust shield and spindel assemble are removed.
no-rotoe-or-hub.jpg
546 hits | 89.61 KB | Posted: 10/27/06
now the dust shield and spindel assemble are removed.
Here it is without the spindal
no spindal.jpg
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Here it is without the spindal
ok now the axle and then the knuckle is removed.
noknuckle.jpg
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ok now the axle and then the knuckle is removed.
here is the knuckle assembly ready to press out the ball jints. I ran into an issue the C-press was...
old-spindal2.jpg
627 hits | 87.76 KB | Posted: 10/27/06
here is the knuckle assembly ready to press out the ball jints. I ran into an issue the C-press was...
Here is the steering stop for the pass side knuckle.
steering-stop.jpg
498 hits | 40.63 KB | Posted: 10/27/06
Here is the steering stop for the pass side knuckle.
Here is the bent knuckle. well off to the junk yard as it is sunday and no one has a new one. i foun...
old-spindal.jpg
468 hits | 71.83 KB | Posted: 10/27/06
Here is the bent knuckle. well off to the junk yard as it is sunday and no one has a new one. i foun...
Ok i got back from the junk yard and the ball joints seemed ok, but i had new ones sitting onthe ben...
noballsspindal.jpg
507 hits | 84.56 KB | Posted: 10/27/06
Ok i got back from the junk yard and the ball joints seemed ok, but i had new ones sitting onthe ben...
well as i said i did the pass side ball joints with the c press but this side did not want to work w...
new-tool.jpg
523 hits | 76.58 KB | Posted: 10/27/06
well as i said i did the pass side ball joints with the c press but this side did not want to work w...
Here are the old Ball joints.
oldballs.jpg
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Here are the old Ball joints.
Here are the new Ball joints. i now got all 4 replaced.
new-joints.jpg
553 hits | 67.92 KB | Posted: 10/27/06
Here are the new Ball joints. i now got all 4 replaced.
Here is the new lower ball joint in place. the new press just poped it right in.
new-lower-in.jpg
506 hits | 74.18 KB | Posted: 10/27/06
Here is the new lower ball joint in place. the new press just poped it right in.
I did not do the ball joints at the same time. i did the pass side and then the drivers side. here w...
ball joints3.jpg
533 hits | 74.14 KB | Posted: 11/9/06
I did not do the ball joints at the same time. i did the pass side and then the drivers side. here w...
here is a better shot od the completed pass side ball joints.
balljopintshub.jpg
503 hits | 103.5 KB | Posted: 11/9/06
here is a better shot od the completed pass side ball joints.