^ I picked up a $15 Craftsman pair of dedicated snap ring pliers, life changing from trying to get the clips on with the interchangeable point HF junk.
Yep, no comparison.
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^ I picked up a $15 Craftsman pair of dedicated snap ring pliers, life changing from trying to get the clips on with the interchangeable point HF junk.
You've always some of the best tools. Proto uses good USA steel, not that Chinese junk.Old post.....I know, but make things easy on yourself guys.
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I was able to find these on eBay, they don't look as long but they're the 250g model.
Proto J250G 9" Carbon Steel Lock Ring Horseshoe Washer Plier w/ Plastisol Grips | eBay
Model PROT J250G. •For spreading both soft iron "horseshoe" lock washers used on brakes and tempered steel lock rings used on gear and bearing shafts.www.ebay.com
Those would work great and last you a lifetime (if you aren't bad about losing tools).
I literally have tools I purchased 50 years ago. My brother on the other hand....loses tools 'daily' it seems.
It wouldn't be wise for him to purchase good quality tools.
Grainger, if you have one nearby.Do you know of any retail stores that carry Proto tools? I don't recall seeing them anywhere?
Can't be too safe. This job is a lot of work, looks good!Halfway-ish there. Lower ball joint was an absolute pain but managed to eventually get it loose without the need for a puller. Just gotta knock out the axle from the diff and then get started servicing the spindle with new needle bearings and brass bushing. Still need to rent a press for the lower ball joint and LCA bushings but I’ll get to that in the next couple days. I really only have time to work about 1-2hrs a day so this is my day 1 progress hah. To be fair about 20min of that was safely positioning the jack stands just the way I wanted them since there’s so much torque needed to loosen/tighten these bolts. I probably spend more time than necessary doing that but years ago my dads base commander lost his life due to an improperly jacked vehicle
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FDS removal, drain gear lube first or have working side higher.
For next Lower ball joint, try the easy fast way of getting it out. . here's install also
Provided you supported LCA.This is great. I guess the 5 second method that I used for removing the old LBJ is now acceptable to talk about.
You would figure it out pretty fast after the first time the LBJ bounced off your forehead on the rebound.Yep.
then might get to work on the No.2 frame bushing. If that gives me more trouble than I care for I’ll switch to reinstalling bearing and bushing in the spindle.