- Joined
- Feb 28, 2004
- Messages
- 6
- Reaction score
- 1
- Location
- Wichita, KS
- What engine do you have?
- V6 engine
- What year is your Sport Trac?
- 2001
- What Generation is your Sport Trac?
- 1st Gen Owner
So I attempted to do the lower ball joints on my 01 sport trac and lost. I got the front end apart and had the ball joint press installed and was working on it but here's where it fell apart.
The press I got from O'Reilly's had 3 rings that are designed to be the part that went around the ball joint stud and pressed against the A-arm. The meduim sized one I believe caught the ledge that is the outside of the ball joint but set nice and square with everything. The large ring seemed to not fit the space between the ball-joint and A-arm.
Can anyone who's replaced the ball joints help me not spend $400 on a job I can do? Is there a "lip" that this middle sized ring is supposed to catch? or does the largest ring only half fit nicely?
Many thanks
Brian
The press I got from O'Reilly's had 3 rings that are designed to be the part that went around the ball joint stud and pressed against the A-arm. The meduim sized one I believe caught the ledge that is the outside of the ball joint but set nice and square with everything. The large ring seemed to not fit the space between the ball-joint and A-arm.
Can anyone who's replaced the ball joints help me not spend $400 on a job I can do? Is there a "lip" that this middle sized ring is supposed to catch? or does the largest ring only half fit nicely?
Many thanks
Brian