Jeep JK Ball Joint Installation - Part 1 of 2 Removal

[rs87277]

Thank you for the vid,,,,so you had no prob taking the bearings off on both sides?

[klosnoski]

Harbor freight....LOL !!!! I have broken 3 OTC presses doing BJ'ts here in the rust belt. WoW i can only dream of stuff going that smooth...

[fantic238]

You put the press upside down for the lower ball joint, you don't need the washers.

[JeepSWAG]

@fantic238 Look at 14GoldMedals post from six months ago. The press is not upside down.

[JeepSWAG]

Loose. Lift your front end, then wiggle the wheel - check for any movement around the ball joints.

[2012goingNutz]

how many miles and how come it went bad? Are ball joints a problem on the Jks? I know the engines are off a van. Why didnt they put in a chevy 305? They van engine looks all crazy with plastic. Would you design a car with plastic intake and plastic valve covers and plastic wheels on the idler and the tension for the belts? Seriously people Plastic bumbers and plastic till the cows come home. The JK is plastic paradise.

[JeepSWAG]

@2012goingNutz Ball joints wearing out seems to be all over the place. My factory parts lasted about 45K miles. Many last far less.

[2012goingNutz]

@JeepSWAG WOW 45K is pretty low miles. How do you know they are bad? Were they leaking grease or death wobbles or something? I better check mine.

[2012goingNutz]

THANK GOD! KEEP UP THE VIDEOS ON THE JK REPAIRS.

[JimBeer61]

Thank you Brett! Couldn't have done this project without your video. getting that upper on is hard! If you're a first timer at this, follow this video religiously. Also plan on at least 4 hours, took me 6. And get a long breaker bar.

[rtwill78]

Thank you for the video, I'm about to do this to my JK today. Just for future reference and for others, you do Not need to remove the hub to pull the axle. You can skip the step where he removed the 35mm Nut. Thanks again.

[lettragepc]

thanks for that video sir !!!

[14goldmedals]

You used the press upside down for the bottom one. You correctly removed the upper. What you should have done was flip the press around and allow the threaded shaft of the press to go throught the hole left from removing the upper. Then build your cups below to catch the ball joint.

[woodykak]

@14goldmedals I don't recall exactly why, but that didn't work. I wouldn't try anything other than what's in the video. If you do, there's a good chance you'll screw up the threads on a ball joint.

[terrykkxxkkxx]

nice video!