« previous next »
Pages: [1]   Go Down

Author Topic: Socket size for ball joints  (Read 5160 times)

Offline 82gmc3/4ton

  • Newbie
  • Posts: 59
Socket size for ball joints
« on: June 29, 2010, 06:52:00 pm »
Can someone tell me what size sockets are used to remove the nuts off of the upper and lower ball joints?
Thanks
Logged

Offline Blazin

  • Blazin new trails!
  • Senior Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 6130
Re: Socket size for ball joints
« Reply #1 on: June 29, 2010, 07:03:23 pm »
It could be different depending on if they are original, or after market. I have found over the years that aftermarket one tend to use a larger nut.Use a tape and messure across the nut.
Logged
Some people are like Slinkies. Not really good for anything, but they still bring a smile to your face when you push them down a flight of stairs

Offline thirsty

  • Senior Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 1289
    • Suitor's Garage
Re: Socket size for ball joints
« Reply #2 on: June 30, 2010, 07:38:36 am »
Mine where 1"5/16
Logged
Real trucks are built, not bought Build thread

Give me a long enough lever and a place to stand, and I shall move the earth or break this bolt...Whatever, just hold my beer!

Offline 82gmc3/4ton

  • Newbie
  • Posts: 59
Re: Socket size for ball joints
« Reply #3 on: July 02, 2010, 08:17:42 pm »
I heard they could be metric. 33mm or something along those lines. I just don't want to buy sockets that won't fit seeing that I'll have to buy them individually
Logged

Offline Blazin

  • Blazin new trails!
  • Senior Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 6130
Re: Socket size for ball joints
« Reply #4 on: July 02, 2010, 08:55:50 pm »
Your best bet would be to use a ruler, or tape and messure them.
Logged
Some people are like Slinkies. Not really good for anything, but they still bring a smile to your face when you push them down a flight of stairs

Offline Irish_Alley

  • Tim
  • Senior Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 13333
  • Family is not an important thing. It's everything.
Re: Socket size for ball joints
« Reply #5 on: July 03, 2010, 12:32:47 am »
do what blaz said messure them then go out and buy individual sockets from sears or a parts store and before you take the plastic off the sockets see which one fits with least slop and return the others you didn't use just make sure there not dirty
Logged
If you can’t tell yourself the truth, who can you tell it to?~Irish_Alley

When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth ~Sherlock Holmes

Offline Canadian 4X4

  • Frequent Member
  • **
  • Posts: 421
Re: Socket size for ball joints
« Reply #6 on: July 03, 2010, 07:17:23 am »
I work on a lot of transport trucks and the lug nuts are 33mm but we use a 1 5/16 all the time they are very close in size.
Logged
Pages: [1]   Go Up
« previous next »