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Re: Ball Joint Boot Replace?

To: chuck <chuckc@attglobal.net>, Spridgets <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: Ball Joint Boot Replace?
Date: Sun, 18 Nov 2001 08:06:15 -0500
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Best way to disassemble a joint.

Find a pair of tweezers, a rubberband, and a book of matches. While holding
the joint with the rubberband wrapped tweezers, light with .....

Opps wrong kind of joint. Nevermind.

Anon

On 11/15/01 2:39 PM, "chuck" <chuckc@attglobal.net> wrote:

> Hey Guyz,
> 
> While filling the front shocks I nothiced that the boots
> over the ball joints on the tie rod ends are looking like
> they really wanna be replaced. Before I destroy the
> front end, what are the acceptable practices for
> disassembling that joint? Seems like if I loosen the
> nyloc nut on the ball joint, and tap the end of the
> ball joint bolt down, it should release enough to
> let me replace the boot. But .... it won't budge.
> Besides "use a bigger hammer" technology, what
> advice can you offer.
> 
> thanks,
> 
> chuckC



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