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homebrew
June 17th, 2007, 19:49
Anyone wanna come over and help me change out my ball joints? I'll buy lunch
Leep
June 17th, 2007, 20:15
When are you planning on changing them ? Do you have a fork to pop them loose, or a BFH ?
RWKHausSupply
June 17th, 2007, 20:17
well if you dont have.. Rent / borrow the Press AND ball joint adapter kit from a pep boys!!! It make changing them about 10 min of actual time on each ball joint, not accounting for the tire, caliper, rotor, unit bearing, draining front oil and pulling axle.

Just some FYI if it applies.
homebrew
June 17th, 2007, 20:24
I have a fork and that made hammer you saw thinking about getting the press. Thinking sometime this week. We can do your joints too dennis.
Leep
June 17th, 2007, 20:30
well considering mine is on jackstands with no front DS and I am pulling the front shafts out to fix a leaky seal. Depends on what day and time I can prob come give you a hand.

Let me know
homebrew
June 17th, 2007, 20:39
thinking thursday evening being that my jeep will be torn apart out of my hands.
xjjeeper19
June 17th, 2007, 20:52
thinking thursday evening being that my jeep will be torn apart out of my hands.

But it will be in good hands, and i'll return it with a 29 spline 8.25 and 4.11's front and rear....
homebrew
June 17th, 2007, 20:58
sweet. Hey what gear do I need to have my speedo calibrated?
xjjeeper19
June 17th, 2007, 21:01
I can get that for you too, don't worry about it....

Justin
Leep
June 17th, 2007, 21:06
sweet. Hey what gear do I need to have my speedo calibrated?

Justin, I need to recal mine as well. Stock was 3.55 and now I am with 4.56 33 tires. If you can let me know how much that would be great.

Paul, thurs sounds good, what time ?

Dennis
xjjeeper19
June 17th, 2007, 21:15
Justin, I need to recal mine as well. Stock was 3.55 and now I am with 4.56 33 tires. If you can let me know how much that would be great.

Paul, thurs sounds good, what time ?

Dennis

no prob dennis, I'll get you one too..

Justin
homebrew
June 18th, 2007, 04:48
I get home round 3 anytime there on
NRT_Chris
June 18th, 2007, 07:21
well if you dont have.. Rent / borrow the Press AND ball joint adapter kit from a pep boys!!! It make changing them about 10 min of actual time on each ball joint, not accounting for the tire, caliper, rotor, unit bearing, draining front oil and pulling axle.

Just some FYI if it applies.

Why do you have to drain the front diff oil?
RWKHausSupply
June 18th, 2007, 07:25
Why do you have to drain the front diff oil?

So when you pull the axle out you dont have a cup or more of gear oil in the tube that leaks out and makes a mess for the next week, on the the inner C and the ground. Or you can always put a container at the end of the tube and then try to clean out the tube really good when your all done, but its not all that easy.

Easiest way is to just pull the cover and drain the fluid. Less headache
NRT_Chris
June 18th, 2007, 07:34
I guess it could be good to do because nobody ever remembers how long it has been sense they changed thier gear oil anyway:) and seeing how people on this board like that s!@t hole Azusa Cyn they sould probably do it pretty often.
djblade311
June 18th, 2007, 08:14
talk about bad timing. I just returned the rented ball joint press tool back to autozone but hey, I have experience now. :) I dont think I'll be able to get out there though. I have alot going on with my XJ