#SNAP ON BALL JOINT PRESS INSTALL#

Another adapter to turn any open ended cup closed so you can now press against it with the forcing screw allong with several other adapters that were not needed during this install. Then I noticed several different adapters including an extension adapter to make any of the cups longer/taller. I grabed a cup (all cups seem to be of a medium height) and I thought 'this isnt going to be tall enough press the joint. It is a little larger than the OTC as well and thus had no issues pressing in the tall track bar joint. The overall feel of the 'C' clamp in the snap-on kit is extreemly beefy and very heavy as compaired to the OTC one. WOW what an impressive kit! In a matter of about 4min I had the new ball joint pressed in perfectly and was beyond impressed.

#SNAP ON BALL JOINT PRESS INSTALL#

At that point I remembered that another tech had purchased the Snap-on BJP1 ball joint press back in the summer and I thought that maybe this kit would have better adapters which would allow me to properly and safely install the track bar ball joint. The only way I could do it was to press it down from the top end, but due to the alignment of the frame I wasnt able to centre the ball joint press straight onto the joint and did not want to press it off centre and risk dammaging something. The problem however was the install, due to the height of the ball joint no matter what cup arrangement I positioned I was unable to pull the ball joint down while having the forcing screw on the bottom towards the ground. I was replacing the track bar ball joint on a 2010 F-350 (6.4L) and was able to push out the ball joint from the bottom up when I cut the stud to shorten the length. I have always used the classic 'OTC' style ball joint press (got mine at princess auto 'IE the canadian harbor fraight) Allong the way I have had to use a carbide bur to shape some of the recieving or pressing cups in order to properly install certain ball joints without potential dammage to the grease boots.

Snap on ball joint press