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Here is the drivers side ball joint replacement. Here we are with the wheel in place.
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Ok the wheel is off. I was lazy here please put a Jack stand under the frame or front axle do not work on the jack as i did. I have had jacks fail.
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Remove the caliper (do not just let it hang. i got a set of "S" hooks and these work well here)
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Now the lock outs are off.
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ok now the hub and rotor assembly are off.
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now the dust shield and spindel assemble are removed.
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Here it is without the spindal
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ok now the axle and then the knuckle is removed.
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here is the knuckle assembly ready to press out the ball jints. I ran into an issue the C-press was not deep enough to press out the old joint and the spindle became bent. Bummer. you can see the long bolt next to the caliper mount this is a steering limiter. i got longer bolts witht the larger wheels.
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Here is the steering stop for the pass side knuckle.
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Here is the bent knuckle. well off to the junk yard as it is sunday and no one has a new one. i found out there are a few different knuckles for the Ford. one has a bolt to lock the caliper in place and the other uses a sandwhiched rubber and steel lock. I got lucky and found 1 that i needed. it was a pain to remove in the junk yard but that is half the fun...
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Ok i got back from the junk yard and the ball joints seemed ok, but i had new ones sitting onthe bench. i pressed out the old ball joints and here it is. waiting for the new ones to be installed.
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well as i said i did the pass side ball joints with the c press but this side did not want to work with me. i had to get a new toy (ok -tool) this is a 12 Ton shop press. well worth the $134 it poped out and in the new joints with little effort.
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Here are the old Ball joints.
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Here are the new Ball joints. i now got all 4 replaced.
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Here is the new lower ball joint in place. the new press just poped it right in.
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I did not do the ball joints at the same time. i did the pass side and then the drivers side. here was the drivers side ball joints completed.
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here is a better shot od the completed pass side ball joints.
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Ball Joints
