Yeah I believe that. I anticipated Dodge being a little different, so
I bought a "4x4 ball joint tool kit" (mfgr is OTC i think) which
claimed to have everything you need to service Dodge (and some other
brands) pressed-in joints. Something along the lines of $60 for the
kit, with a case. It had 3 different tube sizes, a couple plates, an
installer tube, and two other cup doohickeys, plus the press. The
installer tube (thats what i'm calling it cause it was the only tube
that fit over the stud) is closed at one end and fits completely over
the stud, but sits against the bottom of the ball joint housing. That
plus the correct tube & plate on top of the LCA worked perfectly.
On 10/23/06, Terrible Tom <SilverEightynine@aol.com> wrote:
>
> Don Rey wrote:
> >
> > You can doooo it! Hope to see you there!
> >
> > How'd you make out with the ball joints? After pressing the lowers out
> > with ease, I hate the threaded uppers.
> >
>
> Funny you should mention that. I was working on the passenger side
> tonight. I had a little issue with the upper - getting it threaded
> right. To my horror. it crossthreaded the first tiem I put it in. The
> threads were a little tweaked... but I got it to go in right the 2nd time.
>
> The lower is proving to be more a challenge. AutoZones ball joint press
> is not a one size fits all. I can't get the lower pressed in all the
> way. There seems to be no combination for the tubes and discs to get it
> in 100 percent. I was able to get it to go in almost the entire way -
> but couldnt press it in farther because of how I had the discs arranged.
> (disc was flat on the control arm and the ball joint pressed up into
> the disc before it was ll the way in) I'm going to try to cut a peice
> of scrap pipe to make a shorter tube. The ones that come with the ball
> joint press are too tall for this set up...
>
> Dodge Different...
>
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