Checking the ball joints on a 1993 Ford Explorer involves raising the front of the vehicle to the objective that the tires are off the ground. Deposit one handwriting on the top of the tire at 12 o'Watch and the other plam at the backside or 6 o'Watch position and pursuit to rock the tire in and absent. Whether there is any freeplay on the top or backside of the spindle to axle, the ball joint needs to be replaced.
Instructions
1. Stand and bedding the front of the Explorer on jack stands. Remove the front tires with a 1/2-inch propel socket. Part gone the two bolts that secure the caliper to the bracket, using the 3/8-inch handle ratchet and socket. Lift the caliper off the bracket and hang it up so it does not hang by its hose.
2. Reduce and remove the two cotter pins located in the ball joints, using a wire cutter.6. Install the knuckle on the ball joints, thread the two nuts on the ball joint studs and tighten. Install the cotter pins in both joints.
Abode the ball Seam separator between the knuckle and the axle and strike it with a hammer until the ball Seam stud comes loose in the knuckle. Lower the knuckle and remove it from the ball joints.
4. Remove the snap rings from the ball joints using snap telephone pliers designed for this head. Dwelling the receiver site of the ball Seam remover on the top of the lower ball Seam. Country the conduit that matches the lower ball Seam on the backside and install the press. Push the ball joint up and out of the axle. Do the same for the top.
5. Install the top ball joint first, reversing the pipes. Make sure that the joint is going in perfectly straight and goes in until it bottoms out. Install the snap ring. Do the same for the bottom lower ball joint.
Accommodation the floor jack under the straight axle fast to the knuckle and up thrust it to the stop it honorable begins to uplift the axle.3. Remove the nuts from the ball joints using a wrench. Replace remainder of the parts in reverse order of removal.
