How do you test a UTV ball joint?
The last test is for the ball joints that hold the upper and lower control arms to the wheel hub or steering knuckle. Pulling out, then pushing in on the bottom of the wheel while observing the Upper and lower A-Arms will reveal loose ball joints.
How do you replace a ball joint on a Honda?
To replace them flip the knuckle assembly upside down. If you have time, stick the ball joints in the freezer for a few hours. (cold shrinks metal, heat expands metal) Once they are good and frosty, take them out and heat up the hole where the ball joint goes. The hole expands and your ball joint shrunk a little.
Can you use a ball joint removal tool?
Never use a ball joint removal tool IF your ball joints are in good shape, it will split the rubber boot. Always, undo the nut, apply some load to the A Arm in question with a prybar and hit the A Arm on the solid forged area (where the ball joint fits) with a 2 to 3lb hammer, you want a short, sharp blow. Click to expand…
Where are the studs in a Honda ATV?
The tapered ball joint studs fit into tapered holes, both in the knuckle (upper ball joint) and the lower A-arm (lower ball joint). Turn the steering all the way right or left to get a good swing at it…
What’s the best way to install a ball joint?
Put a thin layer of grease on the ball joint and hit the nut and shaft with a hammer two good times and it should slide in pretty easy. To install the top ball joint take the top a-arm off and put it in a vice as well. Use the same method as the first ball joint. Plus if you have the a-arm off you can grease those up as well.
How do you remove a ball joint on a Honda Foreman?
To get the top Aarm off the knuckle, use vice grips to hold the ball joint between the knuckle and the a-arm (just grab it through the rubber boot), take the 17MM castle nut off. Now hold the a arm out with one hand, and let the knuckle hang. Hit the knuckle with a hammer on the outer edges around where the ball joint shaft goes through.
What’s the best way to remove a ball joint?
Always, undo the nut, apply some load to the A Arm in question with a prybar and hit the A Arm on the solid forged area (where the ball joint fits) with a 2 to 3lb hammer, you want a short, sharp blow. Never use a ball joint removal tool IF your ball joints are in good shape, it will split the rubber boot.
The tapered ball joint studs fit into tapered holes, both in the knuckle (upper ball joint) and the lower A-arm (lower ball joint). Turn the steering all the way right or left to get a good swing at it…
What to do when your ball joint pops?
Smack the side of the heavy steel where the tapered ball joint studs pass through and they’ll pop right apart with ease. I usually loosen the nuts most of the way off, leaving them threaded onto the ball joint studs only a couple turns, to prevent the knuckles from flopping over when the joints pop loose.