lower ball joint installation...Bob (rwenzing) any help possibly?
#1
lower ball joint installation...Bob (rwenzing) any help possibly?
HOW THE $%^ DO YOU DO IT? LOL
I just tore the grease boot on the MOOG LGJ. I have the ball joint press rented from Autozone. I googled bj installation and got ehow.com's video. I followed its instructions and was successful in installing it, BUT i tore the boot?!! And the boot doesn't come off....? The configuration of the bj press requires you to flip the install setup is the bj doesn't sit all the way.
This is what I followed to press the lbj in...
How to Press In a Truck's Lower Ball Joint: How to Replace a Truck Ball Joint | eHow.com
I wouldn't have known I tore the boot had it not been for me snapping the grease fitting threads when trying to position it for easy greasing.
I just tore the grease boot on the MOOG LGJ. I have the ball joint press rented from Autozone. I googled bj installation and got ehow.com's video. I followed its instructions and was successful in installing it, BUT i tore the boot?!! And the boot doesn't come off....? The configuration of the bj press requires you to flip the install setup is the bj doesn't sit all the way.
This is what I followed to press the lbj in...
How to Press In a Truck's Lower Ball Joint: How to Replace a Truck Ball Joint | eHow.com
I wouldn't have known I tore the boot had it not been for me snapping the grease fitting threads when trying to position it for easy greasing.
#2
That sucks.
I used a piece of pipe big enough to slip over the boot and contact that metal ring. Then drove it in with a bigger piece of pipe on the top side of the lca to let the bj come through some so I could get that snap ring on there. I just used a bfh and a piece of wood to drive it in.
The ball joint is sitting in my little pipe tool.
I used a piece of pipe big enough to slip over the boot and contact that metal ring. Then drove it in with a bigger piece of pipe on the top side of the lca to let the bj come through some so I could get that snap ring on there. I just used a bfh and a piece of wood to drive it in.
The ball joint is sitting in my little pipe tool.
#3
#5
That sucks.
I used a piece of pipe big enough to slip over the boot and contact that metal ring. Then drove it in with a bigger piece of pipe on the top side of the lca to let the bj come through some so I could get that snap ring on there. I just used a bfh and a piece of wood to drive it in.
The ball joint is sitting in my little pipe tool.
I used a piece of pipe big enough to slip over the boot and contact that metal ring. Then drove it in with a bigger piece of pipe on the top side of the lca to let the bj come through some so I could get that snap ring on there. I just used a bfh and a piece of wood to drive it in.
The ball joint is sitting in my little pipe tool.
Originally Posted by Ear43P
Yep, sounds like you need a deeper spacer.
#6
theres a special ball joint cup for the ranger lower ball joints that you are supposed to use....you will either need that or...
sometimes with the bigger cup, the ball joint press will not open large enough to fit everything so....get a cup that fits the ball joint or a piece of pipe it fits in, place the ball joint cup on the pad of your floor jack, place the ball joint in the cup, and jack the ball joint up into the lower control arm and tap down with a hammer on the control arm and it will go right in.
sometimes with the bigger cup, the ball joint press will not open large enough to fit everything so....get a cup that fits the ball joint or a piece of pipe it fits in, place the ball joint cup on the pad of your floor jack, place the ball joint in the cup, and jack the ball joint up into the lower control arm and tap down with a hammer on the control arm and it will go right in.
#8
so LBJs are in...
if you happen to be ignorant/naive like me and opt to do this AND you rent tools from AutoZone, make certain you get the ball joint press (part # 27023) AND OEM/ Ford ball joint adapter set (part # 27163) OR, if it'll work you can do the Ball Joint/U-Joint Set w/ 4wd Service Set (part # 27089).
alternatively, I assume one could also purchase for $59.99 the Harbor Freight Four Wheel Drive Ball Joint Service Kit (Item # 4065-0VGA). This would be cheaper than renting the press set for $135 and the adapter set for $85!
Don't be stupid like me and tear a new moog bj by following a video for a 2wd fullsize ford - though the video was helpful in basics.
if you happen to be ignorant/naive like me and opt to do this AND you rent tools from AutoZone, make certain you get the ball joint press (part # 27023) AND OEM/ Ford ball joint adapter set (part # 27163) OR, if it'll work you can do the Ball Joint/U-Joint Set w/ 4wd Service Set (part # 27089).
alternatively, I assume one could also purchase for $59.99 the Harbor Freight Four Wheel Drive Ball Joint Service Kit (Item # 4065-0VGA). This would be cheaper than renting the press set for $135 and the adapter set for $85!
Don't be stupid like me and tear a new moog bj by following a video for a 2wd fullsize ford - though the video was helpful in basics.
#9
That sucks.
I used a piece of pipe big enough to slip over the boot and contact that metal ring. Then drove it in with a bigger piece of pipe on the top side of the lca to let the bj come through some so I could get that snap ring on there. I just used a bfh and a piece of wood to drive it in.
The ball joint is sitting in my little pipe tool.
I used a piece of pipe big enough to slip over the boot and contact that metal ring. Then drove it in with a bigger piece of pipe on the top side of the lca to let the bj come through some so I could get that snap ring on there. I just used a bfh and a piece of wood to drive it in.
The ball joint is sitting in my little pipe tool.
#10
theres a special ball joint cup for the ranger lower ball joints that you are supposed to use....you will either need that or...
sometimes with the bigger cup, the ball joint press will not open large enough to fit everything so....get a cup that fits the ball joint or a piece of pipe it fits in, place the ball joint cup on the pad of your floor jack, place the ball joint in the cup, and jack the ball joint up into the lower control arm and tap down with a hammer on the control arm and it will go right in.
sometimes with the bigger cup, the ball joint press will not open large enough to fit everything so....get a cup that fits the ball joint or a piece of pipe it fits in, place the ball joint cup on the pad of your floor jack, place the ball joint in the cup, and jack the ball joint up into the lower control arm and tap down with a hammer on the control arm and it will go right in.
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