RE: Ball Joint Bewilderment

From: Pindell, Tim P (TPindell@otterbein.edu)
Date: Fri Oct 27 2006 - 08:57:42 EDT

I finally found that socket in the garage. I don't know if this is old
news or not, but it's a 2 1/8" S-K part 84689.

Tim
   

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From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net
[mailto:owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net] On Behalf Of Terrible
Tom
Sent: Thursday, October 19, 2006 9:20 PM
To: dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net
Subject: DML: Ball Joint Bewilderment

With everything I have done to my cars and trucks - believe it or not...

I've never changed ball joints on anything. I am attempting to change
Christines ball joints, and I know what to do, but seem to lack to tools
to do it with. I picked up a ball joint press for the lowers... but the
uppers are threaded into the control arm.

I measured and the ball joint measures 2 1/18th across. There seem to
be no balljoint tools suited to this task that I can find. And a large
  box wrench in that size would cost me over $150!! Anyone have any
suggestions? There has to be a socket or a spanner wrench out there for
this. I could use a pipe wrench? But thats not my first choice. 

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