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Ben busting a nut

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The knuckle. The left side of the pic is the top. We cut the stud short.

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The bottom. The lower joint has a snap ring that you must remove. The upper joint does not, althou...

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This is NOT how you press out the bottom joint.

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THIS is how you press out the bottom joint. By the way, you must press the bottom joint out first.

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Both joints removed. We coated the bores with anti-seize before installing the new joints.

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Press the upper joint in first. This is how you set the press up; there's a lip on the joint and on...

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You'll run the threaded rod through the lower joint's bore. This is why you install the upper first...

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Once you've bottomed the joint against the tool (not fully seated in the bore), you'll need to hamme...

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Here's how to set up and press in the lower joint. Don't forget to install the new snapring.