Best way to remove entire disc brake setup including spindles?
#1
Best way to remove entire disc brake setup including spindles?
I have done this a few times but not for a long time.
Should I remove the upper ball joint first and then the lower? or remove the lower then the upper?
Which way will the spring help the most?
Do you use a pickle fork or do you just tap on the knuckle with a hammer to get the ball joints to release?
Thanks
Should I remove the upper ball joint first and then the lower? or remove the lower then the upper?
Which way will the spring help the most?
Do you use a pickle fork or do you just tap on the knuckle with a hammer to get the ball joints to release?
Thanks
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I have done this a few times but not for a long time.
Should I remove the upper ball joint first and then the lower? or remove the lower then the upper?
Which way will the spring help the most?
Do you use a pickle fork or do you just tap on the knuckle with a hammer to get the ball joints to release?
Thanks
Should I remove the upper ball joint first and then the lower? or remove the lower then the upper?
Which way will the spring help the most?
Do you use a pickle fork or do you just tap on the knuckle with a hammer to get the ball joints to release?
Thanks
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#3
How i do it i put a floor jack under where the front spring sits and then i remove the upper ball joint. I dont like using the fork because they can rip the grease boot apart unless you're replacing the ball joint. I just get a heavy ball peen hammer and just give a couple of hard good shots to the knuckle where the ball joint connects and the ball joint will pop up. I'll chock a 2x4 between the frame and the upper control arm so it can stay up. And then i'll do the same thing to the lower ball joint by giving a couple of hard shots to the knuckle where the lower ball joint connects and it will pop off. Then you can take the whole spindle right off.
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