ball joints

[mrjim0214]

does anyone know how to seperate the ball joints W/O proper tools......a trick so to speak!!!:argh:

 

[Gen1Pat]

Take a ball peen hanner, or a hammer with some ass to it, and whack the knuckle where the ball joint's shank go through. Hit it a few times and it'll pop out. Just make sure the castle nut is off, lol.

 

[mrjim0214]

so ur saying hit on the back side of knuckle and not on thread side of ball joint i think, cause you cant, no room to get a clean hit! ill try it! HAS ANYONE THOUGHT BOUT PUTTIN A ZERK ON TOP? OR IS THERE NO ROOM BETWEEN METAL N TOP OF BALL?

 

[mrjim0214]

Take a ball peen hanner, or a hammer with some ass to it, and whack the knuckle where the ball joint's shank go through. Hit it a few times and it'll pop out. Just make sure the castle nut is off, lol.

GENPAT...u da man.....TY....dont know why i didnt see that...too much goin i i guess....parts everywhere....ok joints are good tup: lol) took off for ease of blasting n paint.....should i pull boot off n stuff some grease in there or leave well enough alone???

 

[mrjim0214]

! HAS ANYONE THOUGHT BOUT PUTTIN A ZERK ON TOP? OR IS THERE NO ROOM BETWEEN METAL N TOP OF BALL?[/QUOTE]


i was just seein if anybody ever tryed

 

[mrjim0214]

GENPAT...u da man.....TY....dont know why i didnt see that...too much goin i i guess....parts everywhere....ok joints are good tup: lol) took off for ease of blasting n paint.....should i pull boot off n stuff some grease in there or leave well enough alone???

and 1 more i was wondering about.....thanks guys

 

[Gen1Pat]

No prob. I hardly ever use a pickle fork when doing front end work. I tried it once and there wasn't enough room. Soom boots will come off easy, others will rip and you're **** outta luck. Try filling a seringe with grease and stick the nossle inbetween the boot and shank, and fille r up. Up to you. I wouldn't try to remove the boots.