Steering Knuckle Ball Studs - Jeep 1979 CJ-5 Technical & Service Manual

AXLES 2F-9
(1) Remove axle shaft.
(2) Disconnect tie-rod end at steering knuckle arm.
(3) Remove and discard lower ball stud jamnut (fig.
2F-7).
(4) Remove cotter pin from upper ball stud and
loosen stud nut until top edge of nut is flush with top of
stud.
(5) Unseat upper and lower ball studs using lead
hammer.
(6) Remove upper ball stud nut and steering
knuckle.
(7) Remove upper ball stud split ring seat using tool
J-25158.
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Fig. 2F-7 Lower Ball Stud Jamnut Removal
STEERING KNUCKLE BALL STUDS
Lower Ball Stud Removal
(1) Remove lower ball stud snap ring.
(2) Clamp knuckle assembly securely in vise with
upper ball stud pointing downward (fig. 2F-8).
(3) Attach Plate J-25211-1 to spindle mating surface
of knuckle assembly (fig. 2F-8).
(4) Position Button J-25211-3 on lower ball stud (fig.
2F-8).
(5) Assemble and install Puller J-25215 on steering
knuckle (fig. 2F-8). Hook one puller arm in Plate J-
25211-1 and hook opposite arm in knuckle.
(6) Tighten puller screw to press lower stud out of
knuckle.
(7) Remove tools used to press stud from knuckle.
Upper Ball Stud Removal
(1) Remove both arms from Puller J-25215.
(2) Place Button J-25211-3 on upper ball stud (fig.
2F-9).
(3) On CJ models, install Adapter J-25211-4 on nut-
end of puller screw so adapter shoulder faces nut-end of
screw.
(4) On all models, thread puller frame halfway onto
puller screw. Insert nut-end of screw through lower ball
stud hole in steering knuckle. Position puller frame
against knuckle and puller screw against Button J-
25211-3 (fig. 2F-9). On CJ models, be sure Adapter J-
25211-4 is positioned between puller frame and steering
knuckle.
(5) Tighten puller screw to press upper ball stud out
of knuckle.
(6) Remove tools used to press upper ball stud from
knuckle. Do not disassemble screw and frame of Puller
J-25215 at this time. Tools will be used, as assembled, to
install lower ball stud.
Lower Ball Stud Installation
(1) Invert steering knuckle in vise.
(2) Position replacement lower ball stud in steering
knuckle.
(3) Place Adapter J-25211-4 over nut-end of puller
screw and against puller frame (fig. 2F-10).
(4) Insert nut-end of puller screw through upper
ball stud hole in knuckle and hold adapter and frame
against knuckle (fig. 2F-10).
(5) Place Installer Cup J-25211-2 on ball stud (fig.
2F-10).
(6) Tighten puller screw to press lower ball stud
into steering knuckle (fig. 2F-10).
(7) Install replacement lower ball stud retaining
snap ring.
(8) Remove tools used to install lower ball stud.
Upper Ball Stud Installation
(1) Install both arms on Puller J-25215 (fig. 2F-11).
(2) Position replacement upper ball stud in steering
knuckle.
(3) Install Plate J-25211-1 on spindle mounting
studs (fig. 2F-11).
(4) Position Installer Cup J-25211-2 on upper ball
stud (fig. 2F-11).
(5) Install assembled Puller J-25215 on steering
knuckle. Hook one puller arm in plate and hook opposite
arm in knuckle (fig. 2F-11). Be sure puller screw is
centered on installer cup.
(6) Tighten puller screw to press ball stud into
steering knuckle (fig. 2F-11).
(7) Remove upper ball stud installation tools.