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Old 03-02-2015, 07:53 PM   #1
KyleSeal
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New Ball Joint Install Questions

Been searching for a little and couldn't quite find an answer so I guess I'll go ahead and pose a question.

I'm replacing all my ball joints on my '70 2wd C10, stock drums up front so stock style LBJ & UBJ.

How do I press these onto the spindle? Do I just torque the castle nut to spec and they go into place? I know they are tapered in, so how do I get them completely 'seated' I guess you could say.

First time working on IFS & ball joints, so I'm very new to this.

Also - how do I grease the lower ball joint (since there's no grease port)? Do I just cover the ball joint in grease and add the rubber boot?

Sorry for so many questions, I just know how important good ball joint installation is and wanted to make sure I do this once, not multiple times fixing my carelessness..
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