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zac · 04-20-2010, 08:17 PM

Stripped the front axle all the way down to the knuckles today. The axle I'm taking out clearly has new ball joints on it. It has the zerk on the bottom of the lower ones and plugs in the bottom of the uppers and boots look new. What are the odds I can pop those off without damaging them and install those knuckles on the axle I'm swapping in?

The axle I'm swapping in had a steering arm for a lifted truck and the guy I bought it from kept it, which was fine by me. My plan was to take the steering arm off the axle I'm pulling out, leaving the drag link hooked up, then just bolt it on when the new axle is in place. I've got it soaked with PB right now. The 3 nuts came off fine, but that's it. What's the secret, a little bit of C4?

04-20-2010, 08:17 PM	#4
zac Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: louisville, ky Posts: 502	Re: Doing axle swap, stupid questions Stripped the front axle all the way down to the knuckles today. The axle I'm taking out clearly has new ball joints on it. It has the zerk on the bottom of the lower ones and plugs in the bottom of the uppers and boots look new. What are the odds I can pop those off without damaging them and install those knuckles on the axle I'm swapping in? The axle I'm swapping in had a steering arm for a lifted truck and the guy I bought it from kept it, which was fine by me. My plan was to take the steering arm off the axle I'm pulling out, leaving the drag link hooked up, then just bolt it on when the new axle is in place. I've got it soaked with PB right now. The 3 nuts came off fine, but that's it. What's the secret, a little bit of C4?