ball joints

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WBL
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1994 e150 1/2 ton van how to remove ball joints
Mar 11, 2011 at 9:14 PM
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RASMATAZ
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Lower or upper ball joints??
Mar 11, 2011 at 10:44 PM
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BMRFIXIT
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Raise the front of the vehicle and install safety stands.
Remove the wheel and tire assembly.
Remove the front disc brake caliper from the rotor and wire it out of the way.
Remove the dust cap, cotter pin, nut retainer, nut, washer, and front wheel bearing outer cone and roller .
Remove the rotor from the front wheel spindle
Remove front wheel bearing inner cone and roller and wheel hub grease seal . Discard the seal.
Remove front disc brake rotor shield .
Disconnect the steering linkage from the integral front wheel spindle and spindle arm
Remove the cotter pin and castellated nut from the lower ball joint stud.
Remove the nut from the axle clamp bolt and remove the bolt from the axle.
Remove the camber adjuster from the upper ball joint stud and axle beam.

Strike the inside area of the axle as shown to pop lower ball joints loose from the axle beam.
Remove the front wheel spindle and ball joint from the axle.


Mar 12, 2011 at 5:06 AM
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