2nd Gen Non-Engine/Transmission doing upper and lower balljoints on 01 3/4 4x4

[JPoindexter]

will be doing these tomorrow. does anyone have any short cuts or suggestions. truck has approx 122k and the hub bearings were done at approx 90k. thanks

 

[Joe Mc]

Hardest thing on my 99 was getting the hub to free up so I could pull the axel. A trick was to get the 4 bolts loose and place a socket with a short extension on a bolt then with the extension snug against the housing, start the engine and turn the steering wheel. It helps to have someone to make sure the ext stays against the housing so when you turn the wheel it doesn't slip off. Kind of a built in power hub pusher.

 

[JPoindexter]

Joe Mc. thanks for the help. i got all 4 ball joints done in about 8 hrs. the only problem was with the press. everything else went very well. thanks. jp