RE: lower ball joint replacement

From: Rick Barnes (rascal@scrtc.com)
Date: Wed Oct 31 2007 - 12:25:48 EDT


A couple of smacks with a pickle fork will pop those apart.

Rascal

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net
[mailto:owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net] On Behalf Of Terrible Tom
Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2007 10:18 AM
To: dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net
Subject: Re: DML: lower ball joint replacement

David Margrave wrote:

> Thanks for the info.
>
> Since the ball stud is facing down I guess I can't use the special
> tool to separate it from the steering knuckle (the tool that looks
> like a giant bolt inside a big hunk of hex stock), like I did on the
> uppers. I'll have to use a pickle fork (which I don't care for), or
> some sort of puller.
>

jaw pullers suck giggaquads....

pickle fork works best

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