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cal7308
08-10-2009, 11:24 PM
Is there some special tool or trick to take off steering knuckes of a dana 30. I finally got my new ford 9(pics to come) today and it reuses the knuckes from the dana 30 and i can't figure out how to get them off... I've unbolted everything that needs to... i think.

Any help or tip is appreciated :)

john00TJ
08-11-2009, 07:55 AM
hit them with a hammer

jackb1
08-11-2009, 10:39 AM
A big hammer, not some 16 oz. hammer your wife uses to hang pictures.

cal7308
08-11-2009, 10:40 AM
I thought that too, but i wasn't sure

jackb1
08-11-2009, 11:12 AM
used the google, found a picture. Different knuckle design, same idea:

http://blog.62mph.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/ball-joint-removal.jpg

hammer deforms metal and ball joint comes loose.

Wrecker
08-11-2009, 11:37 AM
A big hammer, not some 16 oz. hammer your wife uses to hang pictures.


Wow I love that line.

cal7308
08-12-2009, 05:26 PM
I'm got em off, it took a couple hits with a 5lb sledgebut there off

Barillms
08-12-2009, 11:58 PM
Most people use a ball joint press.
You can rent them from Autozone for free.