How to Replace a Truck Ball Joint : How to Press Out a Truck's Lower Ball Joint

[Aid3n18]

dude you lied to me again where is the upper you need to get your shit together

[blarson12]

A proper way to press out your old ball joint? lol.

[wafrederick]

The older Chrysler products,the ball joints screw out out of the upper A frame with a special socket.

[94SexyStang]

Pussies...just punch that bitch with your big manly gorilla hands!

[danielh35]

I heated mine with a blow torch and tapped it with a hammer right into place.  easy

[417cameron]

In this clip

[efrg50]

not everyone has the luxury to have an impact gun so that is a real mechanic showing people how to do it Keep it real and thanks for the videos



[irwle]

Ok I saw the ratchet very clearly, now I need to see that other tool, was it a clamp? And it was already installed before the video. Now how do I know what tool to buy to remove the ball joint?

[wc4pwned]

@irwle It's a c-clamp with a cup for pressing out ball joints. you can get entire kits with many cups for different size ball joints. just look up ball joint kit on google shopping.

[ExploreTheWaycom]

Thx.

I just changed my driver side lower ball joint on my Mountaineer.

The press tool did not have the right size receiving piece for the top so I used the beams from my jack stands and the topmost press piece to get it done.

[pancakewafflebacon]

tried this today on a ford... broke the damn breaker bar lol

[mecanicman66]

use an air air pack gun dude are you a real mecanic or not i know i use my air impact it works much easyer

[Jimmyt61]

use a Air Gun

[b4322558]

what is up with all the bad lang this days .......cant pople post stuff here w out the lang thats realy not ness

[Master7770]

@b4322558 There's no such thing as bad language.....Words are nothing but sound which we interpret into meaning. Shit, poop, crap, dung all means the same thing. A "bad word" is no more than a mental thing that shallow minded people let bother them.

[Masowai]

0:50 I have the same Craftsman socket driver that this dude has and the instructions say don't use a breaker bar with it. It'll fuck up the racketing action. Who knows...

[zebrazedflicks]

+1

if you've gotta use a lot of force, use a proper breaker bar. otherwise you'll fuck the teeth on the ratchet drive.

[bmxrulz25]

a breaker bar and what he uses is different. a breaker bar is a long peice of metal with an attachment at the end for (usually 1/2") sockets. what he uses is a pretty much a metal pipe to put over the handle of the ratchet to get leverage. even if it does fuck up the ratcheting action, craftsmen have a lifetime warranty so you can go into any sears store and get a free replacement no questions asked

[southernrebel2384]

cheater bar..aka breaker bar

[Me112233]

@southernrebel2384 Actually, no. A breaker bar is longhandled tool with a socket fitting (typically 1/2 inch) on the end. Breaker bars have no rachet. A "cheater" as he was referring to is actually just a stray piece of pipe that is slightly larger in bore than the rachet handle . . . he slides the pipe over the handle, effectively extending the length of the rachet handle. The problem with such technique is that the added torque can over-stress the rachet mechanism and cause it to break.

[wc4pwned]

@Me112233 Some breaker bars do ratchet. You can get them with handles between 18 and 40 inches usually. Either way, a long or extendable 3/4'' drive ratchet would work just as good. I have a 40'' 1'' drive ratchet and breaker bar. They say you should always have the right tool for the job, but people still use dinky 3/8'' drive ratchets for everything. (and I usually use hand tools since I don't have a garage and work outside; too much money to invest for something I don't need.)

[Delta10666]

Great video but shame he never showed this tip/tool on the FWD car ball joint video!

I bought this tool myself and must say it really IS as easy to use as shown here. It's rare and a bit pricey (£100) and seems to be only on ebay.

MADE BY: NEILSEN! Ebayers won't tell you that in case you buy or order elsewhere!

Like Nathan says you'll almost certainly want a breaker bar or cheater pipe. Great tool and no wishbone removal needed!

[drigotechbras]

those expertvillage clips doesnot teache much...sucks!!!

[olpmmone]

Does anyone know how to replace the Dilthium Crystals on a 2021 snow blower?

[butdoyou]

Looks like blood on the rachet head.....yikes

[12vctdpower]

impact gun? dumbass

[UpcomingJedi]

Yeah, shitstain. Saves lots of work. Lets you quit fucking around and you can get to other jobs quicker which means more money. Something a poor little bitch like you will never understand.

[juleisherrr]

hurry up in your fucking clips

[UpcomingJedi]

The only one you cheat is you since you bust your ratchet. Use a breaker bar instead. its more robust. Or better yet, don't be cheap and borrow an impact gun from your friend.

[stainshield]

OR JUST BUY CRAFTSMAN

[chompychomps]

Using a 3/4 drive ratchet would help.

[one800blackman]

Nate you've the end of an otherwise informative video. But right now, it's piece of sh!t. What happened to Part 1, you know, where you select a cup and pressing plate, and actually assemble the thing? All I've seen here is 55 of 59 seconds on how to turn a screw. Tighten this up. I know you can do better than that.

[Arrecife45]

Excellent the kit cost $75. Lower ball joints $110.

Uppers $260. Wheel alignment $52. 2-1/2 hours later --all done.

Shop wanted $280. for labor plus alignment. No parts included.

[Lillie1986]

Goodie we have hydraulic tools for this.

[robvk6]

cheater pipe??? more like breaker bar...

[lovemym16]

screw the breaker bar 1/2'' impact wrench

[pyro8818ak47]

when you buy ball joint tools it reccomends not using impact cuz the threads will last longer

[lovemym16]

yea but i can always make another drive screw and re-tap the C-frame, it only takes a few min