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The play was in the joint. The tapered shaft spun during initial nut removal but not easily. Maybe it was originally not torqued enough? everything installed nice and tight. torqued to spec. used a little lock tight on the 3/8 bolts since I reused the original lock nuts.

Haha! ok

new ball joint arrived yesterday. removing the old one: the nut was spinning with the joint so I had to spray it with pb-blaster and used a prybar between the joint and hub to create more friction against the joint rod. with that the nut came off easily. And the joint came out as I backed off...

yup, got the originals. don't have time to mess with drilling. supposedly you also need adapter plates if upgrading to the heavier duty ones.

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yup I agree. that's why I asked. I like to do things right the first time and to save time by having everything ready before taking on the task. Are you suggesting that I should replace the bolts with new ones? I plan on using red loctite

I'm waiting for new ball joints. In the mean time I'm looking for the best tool for the job. in consideration is a ball joint separator from HF -vs- a pitman/pickle fork. can anyone tell me from their experience which of these is a better option for these ball joints? And importantly, What...