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From the factory service manual for a 99 XJ: Hub to knuckle bolts 75 ft-lbs Hub nut 175 ft-lbs Bottom ball joint nut 80 ft-lbs Top ball joint nut 75 ft-lbs Drag link ball studs 55 ft-lbs Drag link clamp 36 ft-lbs Tie rod balls studs 55 ft-lbs Tie rod clamps 20 ft-lbs Tie rod ball stud 65 ft-lbs...

Auto Zone (Longmont, Colorado) rents the ball joint press ($106) and a pickle fork ($11), and returns those dollars when you return the tools which you can keep for 90 days. The ball joints are a heavy press in the knuckle, and the press makes the job fairly easy and safe. The press kit comes...