Ball joints!!! Help!

[smokeshow101]

Well on my 04 I was get my tires alligned and yea my upper and lower left and right ball joints are out! How hard are they to change???

[mschn99]

they require a special tool to press in and out...but you can get that from autozone..

the bit ***** is the seal on the backside of the hub.......it also reqires a special tool and you cant put a new one on without it...

you need to always replace the yellow hub o ring...the big backside hub seal...and the dust seal on the axle when doing ball joints ( a total of 3 seals and o rings per side need to be replaced no matter what)

[smokeshow101]

since u work at ford marc can u get me a good deal on the orings and seals??

[mschn99]

Originally Posted by smokeshow101

since u work at ford marc can u get me a good deal on the orings and seals??

go to Powerstrokeshop.com - PSD and Ford Superduty Parts

i cant get much of a better deal than they can

[smokeshow101]

k thanks marc!!! I appreciate it!!!

[Evil Eye]

Pics, man. We wanna see pics with you and grease and busted knuckles and everything...

[smokeshow101]

haha dont worry ill see what i can do haha!!! You could road trip outta the sun and join a few of us with some beer and a truck in the air haha!

[Marty]

pay me fuel money and I'll come do it lmao.

You'll need the seal driver for the big knuckle seal, or you can have ford press it on for you (if you're lucky like me they'll do it for free, takes all of 30 seconds) or you can press it on yourself with a home made tool.

You'll also definitely want some BEEFY snap rings pliers. A BFH, and a ball joint press.

[Marty]

Oh I forgot... I jerry rigged some wood to make the driver one time.


Take a 2x6 and cut it to 6" so it's 6x6. Then take two 2x4's about a foot long and nail them vertically and nail another 2x4 across them at the end. Use a hole saw that's just bigger then the axle shaft to cut a hole in the 6x2x6. Put the seal on, then the hole down over the axle shaft and then hammer gently.

[Marty]

does help