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Step 3OUT DAMN JOINTS, OUT!!!
Finally, removing the ball-joints!
The top ball joint wasn't too bad and I was able to get it out while everything was still in the truck.
Before I found the ball-joint tool at AutoZone I used a tool that was "similar" enough that it allowed me to cup the bottom bolt and apply enough pressure with a screw down clamp and I was able to push the top joint out of the arm.
As you can see from the picture below, the bottom bolt was a bit more stubborn and I tried everything (except the right tool and proper persuasion) to get it out. These guys were very rusted.
Even though I now had the right tool and had the arm out of the truck, no matter how much pressure I used I couldn't get the bottom joint to move. What did I have to do to get this SOB out???
BFH!
Yep, with full pressure applied to the joint, a swift HARD smack of the arm shoulder near the joint with a mini-sledge and POP!!!!! Out it came. TADA!!
While I had it out I sanded down the arm, treated the rust, primed it and painted it with some auto enamel.
The top ball joint wasn't too bad and I was able to get it out while everything was still in the truck.
Before I found the ball-joint tool at AutoZone I used a tool that was "similar" enough that it allowed me to cup the bottom bolt and apply enough pressure with a screw down clamp and I was able to push the top joint out of the arm.
As you can see from the picture below, the bottom bolt was a bit more stubborn and I tried everything (except the right tool and proper persuasion) to get it out. These guys were very rusted.
Even though I now had the right tool and had the arm out of the truck, no matter how much pressure I used I couldn't get the bottom joint to move. What did I have to do to get this SOB out???
BFH!
Yep, with full pressure applied to the joint, a swift HARD smack of the arm shoulder near the joint with a mini-sledge and POP!!!!! Out it came. TADA!!
While I had it out I sanded down the arm, treated the rust, primed it and painted it with some auto enamel.
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