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I am installing a Dana 44 w/ disc brakes from a 76 F250 and bought the Ball Joint Tool from Harbor Freight.
Instructions are not the best, and lead to confusion (diagram shows ball joint pressed backwards) and it was hard to tell on an un-cleaned up, oily gunky differential. But after a little trial and error, the tool performed pretty well. I used an 1/2 inch impact wrench instead of a torque bar, less flex or uneven pressure on the application. The Harbor Freight tool did well, and at half the cost of the next cheapest tool I could find. Just an FYI.
Ball Joint Installation Tool- Harbor Freight
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Re: Ball Joint Installation Tool- Harbor Freight
It's all relative as to how much "ooze" you are dealing with. In my case I had 4 D's that had decomposed, BIG TIME...........like years???.............Not just a leaking battery..
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Re: Ball Joint Installation Tool- Harbor Freight
Yeah, sometimes the cheap tools will surprise you. When I was swapping my manual steering for power steering, I bought a Pitman arm puller at Princess Auto for around $20 and figured I'd give it a try. The tool did the job and it's still in one piece. 
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Re: Ball Joint Installation Tool- Harbor Freight
addme5700 wrote:It's all relative as to how much "ooze" you are dealing with. In my case I had 4 D's that had decomposed, BIG TIME...........like years???.............Not just a leaking battery..
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Re: Ball Joint Installation Tool- Harbor Freight
Nitekruizer wrote:Yeah, sometimes the cheap tools will surprise you. When I was swapping my manual steering for power steering, I bought a Pitman arm puller at Princess Auto for around $20 and figured I'd give it a try. The tool did the job and it's still in one piece.
"Princess Auto"???
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Re: Ball Joint Installation Tool- Harbor Freight
LOL! There really is such a place.ToughOldFord wrote:Nitekruizer wrote:Yeah, sometimes the cheap tools will surprise you. When I was swapping my manual steering for power steering, I bought a Pitman arm puller at Princess Auto for around $20 and figured I'd give it a try. The tool did the job and it's still in one piece.
"Princess Auto"???
http://www.princessauto.comFrom what I can tell, it may be something like Harbour Freight? I don't know. There aren't any Harbour Freight stores around here.
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