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Michael Cesaro

Lower ball joint help

Hey guys, I’m completely re-doing my front end right now and I’m having trouble torquing the new lower ball joints I have. I bought the moog k8195t (pictured below), and the nut seems to have locker on the bottom of it. I get the nut on but when I try to torque it the entire assembly just spins.

Any help is appreciated, I’ve already tried to holding it with a pair of vice grips and sticking a screw driver in the hole at the bottom.

1983 F-150 XLT, 2wd 302

Gsmblue

Re: Lower ball joint help

Silly question, is the ball joint pressed all the way in?

Any pics you can share?

1985.5 F-150 XL Explorer standard cab 5.0 EFI AOD 4x4
Daily Driver. We call her Eunice the Ute.

1982 Bronco XLT Lariat 351W AOD 4x4
Code name Esperanza, or Espy to her friends. Please see my Project thread for the blow by blow.

1984 F-350 XL Centurion crew cab 460 T19 4x4
"Eylza Dual-little"

Bruce moose4x4

Re: Lower ball joint help

In reply to this post by Michael Cesaro

I have had that issue on my Bronco. I put a floor jack or bottle jack under the steering knuckle and put the weight of the truck on it and then tightened the nut.

Bruce aka Moose--1978 F250 LWB Flareside, Dana 60's w/ 4:10's, 460, c6

mat in tn

Re: Lower ball joint help

I second that plan. leave the grease fitting out for this and push against the weight of the truck and tighten it. put grease fittings in and grease them with truck sitting on its own wheels loaded.