With a large enough sleeve on top, you'll be able to use this assembly for the entire upper ball joint removal. It's just a ball joint. Here is the first stack for removing the lower ball joint. To order tickets, go to. Front Passenger Side (above view). The vibrations sent through the axle paired with the tension of the clamp can often times jar the ball joint loose on whatever is hanging it up. Loosen up the nut on the steering linkage (21mm). Put It In Your Driveway. I took this one for ya on the other site, so you need the thickness of the lip that overhangs to locate the depth of the balljoint, looks to be about an 1/ you take a better picture of one of the upper joints unwrapped and also measure the lip on the upper BJ that will sit at the bottom of the upper "c". Ford Super Duty 1550 Stub Shafts. Please consider creating a new thread. Come join the discussion about trail reports, builds, performance, modifications, classifieds, troubleshooting, fabrication, drivetrain, and more! Company is called American Iron Off-Road who makes them.
I'll wait until someone actually installs them on Tera44 housing. Remove the snap ring on the lower ball joint. Do not remove it as it will hold the spindle when the other nut is removed. This will help save your tool and give you less headaches through the install. Any company out there that makes these specifically for d2s? With a solid tap of the deadblow, hit the front of the spindle arm to pop loose the linkage. On to the lower ball joint. It is easier to do on a lift but most of us don't have a lift in their driveway. 5" lift will have included a raised bracket for the rear. Let me know what you think. 6-liter Pentastar V6, which generates 285 horsepower and 260 lb-ft of torque—a good balance of economy, horsepower, and reliability.
Saw a video today about a product called ball joint delete. Loosen the top ball joint bolt. The top one lets the ball joint shaft slide through and it the bottom one retains everything together while giving a little more room for the shaft to travel in. It does appear I may have the rear raised bracket in place from the lift kit. Use left/right arrows to navigate the slideshow or swipe left/right if using a mobile device. They did make the threaded body longer later down the road after I already ditched the RP BJs. Looks to be a spherical ball in a casing that replaces the ball joint. Here's the Steersmarts bracket I was looking at. Be sure to support the axle shaft as you pull it out so not to tear the axle shaft seal on the inside of axle. My kit is different than adjustable, his isn't. Keep the old ones for your boonie box or on the shelf for spares.
It's a completely different design from Dana 60 with many improvements but ball joint quality and performance have always been an elusive creature. Website:Last edited by SadaJones; 08-07-2022 at 05:19 PM. I could be reading this wrong however. Simply put in pry bars on the inside collar of the axle shaft on both sides and with some muscle, it will pop right out. I'm a vendor here and do a lot of business thru my FB page since social media gets so much traffic. I can't say I ever see this come up really -. I think they make both the one you are describing and this one that says frame side TB mount. LRD2 Ball Joint Delete. It's the most BS marketing name ever) currently building a 70" 44 for my JK and have been considering my options for balljoints. Here is tool that will do the duty!
I cannot advise on these, but I'm a little curious about this ball joint eliminator kit myself, and it's less than Rare Parts BJs. The nut you left on will save the linkage from dropping to the floor. If so that bracket is likely fine (though you may still benefit from an adjustable rear TB). For a JK (and I assume JL), I can personally confirm that the Dynatrac uses the same joint and is the same design, just done better (sealed, greaseable, higher quality parts).
The bracket pictured is the ABS sensor wire holder. Location: Youngstown, OH. When you are in a pickle, there is no substitute for high-quality armor and recovery gear. Tools needed: 18mm, 21mm, 24mm sockets, 7/16", 1/2", 15/16", 1 1/8" wrenches, large cresent wrench, 5mm allen wrench, pry bars, ball joint press (OTC 6503 or 8031), antiseize, PB blaster, 2lbs hammer, floor jack, jack stands. Ford Super Duty Dana 60. Kind of works like a king pin/Hiem joint hybrid. Take a 13/16th inch wrench and begin cranking.
Also, do you currently have a raised TB bracket on the rear axle? For the past 50 years, the California Four-wheel Drive Association (Cal4) has outfitted a Jeep for backcountry travel and given it away. If the joint gives you flack or the screw begins to bind, give the axle a few solid taps with a 2lbs hammer. 12-21-2018 05:17 PM. Trail Spare Parts Kit. First things first, get the truck pulled in and up on jack stands. Join Date: Apr 2016. The ball joint will be pressed down. Pull out your axle shaft and wheel bearing assembly. This was part of the problem with the original Rare Parts ball joints when trying to use a Tera44 housing. There are two cups on the bottom. My bad, you are correct there on the yeti bracket. Other cool gear includes a 45-watt Rugged Radios GMRS and Bubba Rope recovery kit.