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| | | | Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 175 Member | | Member Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 175 | Can someone who has changed the worn balls that the tie rod and drag link connect to answer a question for me? When replacing with "as original" as opposed to threaded, how do you swege or peen over the end after the ball is pressed in the hole. Heat cherry red and pound or is there some tool I should use. Thanks to anyone who will chime in. | | | 
#5168 05/06/2003 10:46 AM | Joined: Jan 2000 Posts: 1,586 Extreme Gabster | | Extreme Gabster Joined: Jan 2000 Posts: 1,586 | I did this on several trucks, heated the stud end red,peened it using a 3 lbs hammer, a few blows to the center of the stud .Make sure you support the ball end on a heavy vise and let the part cool naturally. | | |
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