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Does anybody already changed the A Frame ball joint ?

Is there any special tool to be used - apart of big hammer of course :-)

I had to take the whole A Frame out and even than it took me quite a bit of hammering to get the old one out.

Once done, I realised that to get the new one isn’t going to be any easier – even worse as one does not want to damage a new part.

Any advice on the proper way to do this job?

Ahh ... and what about the bushes of the A frame and radius arms? How they should come off?

To me it looks that the outer bush layer is actually part of the arm ?!

Thanks in advance,

Tomas

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last time i did this i also had to take the aframe off and use my imagination to get it out. in the end i drilled the two holes in the A frame out so i could put the two bolts right through so i could get them to pull the joint in.

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i may have to do it all again on mine seen as tho i have just done this tho :blink:

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and..

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i hope i can just re weld the bracket on tho.

still cant understand why a diff or shaft didnt go..

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Thanks for sharing your experience.

I also tried to use the two bolts to pull the new joint in. But I bet the bolts and the joint frame.

At the end I used an old wheel ring outer layer to prevent damages from the hammer – this however upset all my neighbors as the job got much noisier and it took me the whole afternoon. :-(

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But where and how to press it?

I guess not on the ball stick it selves.

Is it correct to assume that you used a piece of pipe that in diameter just goes around the center part of the joint and in length covers up the stick?

Thanks,

T.

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Muddy,

that happened to me as well. But I didn't knacker the prop. Later axles have a cast bit for the ball joint to go through and are stronger. I think that mine came off as my shocks were (still are!) to long (2"+ shocks). ON extreme articulation I think the joint is binding. I intend to riase the top shock mounts.

Adrian

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I hack sawed off the little tabs/arms on the ball joint that the bolts pass through. This means you can then put it in a press and press it out.

Adrian

Thats the same way i did mine.

took about 20 tons though in the press to get it out. (though it looked like it had been in there since new (24 years)

and about 8 to get the new one in

pressed the bushes out at the same time tey took nearly 30 tonns.

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Muddy,

that happened to me as well. But I didn't knacker the prop. Later axles have a cast bit for the ball joint to go through and are stronger. I think that mine came off as my shocks were (still are!) to long (2"+ shocks). ON extreme articulation I think the joint is binding. I intend to riase the top shock mounts.

Adrian

Yh i think it was landing on the back axle on full throttle that did it :lol:

what year did they strengthen them as the 90 i was doin that ball joint on was an f reg and i have the axle.

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When I did mine on a RRC I put lengths of threaded stud into the holes, put the new ball joint onto the studs & then pulled it into place using nuts & washers on the studs. Once in, removed studs & put the bolts in. Less chance of stripping the threaded holes in the carrier.

But what a b----r to get the old one out :o:o Serious work with a big hammer :D

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