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> Just like a chimp with a stick at an anthill, Home made Ball Joint tool
DNHunt
post Dec 20 2003, 08:21 AM
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Just like the chimp I'm surprised it works. Left over 2" OD pipe. I used the galvanize elbow. It fits over the nut well an doesn't nick the ball joint. I transposed the notches onto the pipe with a pencil then cut on the lines with a hack saw. Removed waste with a cut off wheel (I just can't accept the fact I'm done grinding). It appears that the teeth on the tool are not evenly spaced as this only fit one way so, I think you have to work closely off of a nut. (Probably so the tool is proprietory)

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rhodyguy
post Dec 20 2003, 08:31 AM
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Chimp Sanctuary NW. Check it out.
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clever dave. the haynes manual has a diagram to make them up too. you'll have to guess at the torque, 180 ft lbs. when i put mine together i used a big pipe wrench and a rubber mallet. had them do a retorque sequence at fordals during the alignment. my method got me to within 5 lbs or so. you're getting close to putting things on the ground (big picture).

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