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73-87 Chevy _ GMC Trucks => Brakes, Frame, Steering & Suspension => Topic started by: NCali on January 31, 2015, 09:23:30 pm

Title: Ball Joints on an 87 1/2 ton 2wd
Post by: NCali on January 31, 2015, 09:23:30 pm

I need too change the lower ball joints on my truck. In the manual they show a ball joint separator that looks to be a long nut and bolt .that pushes the ball joint out of the spindle. will that same tool push the ball joint out of the lower control arm or will it be necessary to remove the arm and press out the old ball joint?

Title: Re: Ball Joints on an 87 1/2 ton 2wd
Post by: Irish_Alley on February 01, 2015, 01:00:40 am

you have ball joint clamps its the only thing that i have used. autozone and advance rent them for free with a deposit if you just want to rent one
(http://digitalcartography.com/n0eq/astro/Coil-27-BallJointRemove.jpg)
(http://www.b15u.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=31596&d=1339942245)
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Title: Re: Ball Joints on an 87 1/2 ton 2wd
Post by: NCali on February 01, 2015, 10:06:42 am

Yea, I would go and rent one , what I am seeing in the picture is the spindle looks like it has been removed and the upper control arm must be tied out of the way

a picture is worth a thousand words : Because the book tells you to remove the spring and the lower control arm and have it pressed out.
So if I flip the clamp I suppose I can install the new one

Thanks for the reply

Title: Re: Ball Joints on an 87 1/2 ton 2wd
Post by: Irish_Alley on February 01, 2015, 01:08:13 pm

if those pictures are worth 1000 words this will be worth a gazillion words
http://forum.73-87chevytrucks.com/smforum/index.php?topic=5228.msg25177#msg25177

Title: Re: Ball Joints on an 87 1/2 ton 2wd
Post by: NCali on February 01, 2015, 04:10:38 pm

Thank you, thats about as step by step as you can get