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moog balljoint press install

Discussion in 'Hawaii' started by III, Nov 14, 2013.

  1. Nov 14, 2013 at 2:44 AM
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    III

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    sup! quick question for anyone on oahu who's had to get some balljoints pressed into control arms (upper/lower, djm)... where'd u go, what was da price, how quick was it, etc... finally got around to pickin up my djm kit and moog's for my XR, and wanna kno whas a good way to get all of dis done... any help appreciated, mahalos :cool:

    -trav-
     
  2. Nov 16, 2013 at 5:09 PM
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    The trick is getting the old ball joints out . re-installation can be done with a gentle tapping and some lubrication . Emery cloth , 16 ounce ball peen and a chunk of wooden 2x4 .
     
  3. Nov 16, 2013 at 9:27 PM
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    I do mine at work
     
  4. Nov 17, 2013 at 8:25 PM
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    where's your work? any specials for tacomaworld members? lol :D
     
  5. Nov 17, 2013 at 8:26 PM
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    im not taking any old ones out, i scooped new balljoints along with new control arms, just gotta have da new ones pressed in. i seen some crazy quotes / prices people got, so tryna weigh some options
     
  6. Nov 17, 2013 at 8:34 PM
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    near the airport. probably take a few minutes on the big press.
     
  7. Nov 17, 2013 at 8:46 PM
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    ^luka, would u happen to have a price quote for this?
     
  8. Nov 17, 2013 at 10:06 PM
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    can you pm me some pics of the joints? need to make sure I have the right attachment. cheap, maybe $20 for the time/labor
     
  9. Nov 18, 2013 at 4:41 AM
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    III

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    ^i can as soon as all da stuff comes in. still being shipped over. alls i kno is its moog upper/lower joints both sides going into djm 3" drop arms upper/lower both sides... lol. as soon as da stuff comes i'll hit u up... lemme kno wat kinda brewsky u enjoy and ill throw that in too haha
     

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