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Originally Posted by LONGHAIR
I've never seen one made from plastic....but I would bet that is won't work. The prongs would not be strong enough to handle the torque.
All ofthe ones I have seen are made from thick walled steel tube that has a cap welded on the end for the ratchet's square drive.
Blind puller is a tool that connects to a slide hammer to pull out bearings that you cannot drive from the other direction. I have one for the outer wheel bearing of the rear axle. For the inner spindle bearing there is a "driver" tool that slides in from the other end and expands behind the bearing. It pushes the bearing out like a punch.
The upper ball-joint socket has prongs on it very much like the spindle nut socket, only its a lot smaller. You need it because there is a specific torque required on it when re-installing.
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Looking at the yoke pic above i'm now assuming the outer part of the sleeve threaded? I can see how a 4 prong socket would fit the top now as it looks like it need a socket with 4 fingers (just like the mini version you mentioned)...
Last question i cant decipher from My Chiltons is do you use the pickel fork to pop the kingpins loose? It mentioned a tool and process but couldn't tell if the book refered to a pickel fork.
I do have a couple local 4X4 shops around that i'm sure can install the kingpins and pull the hub bearings if need be..
Thanks for your help! Much appreciated. I'm working this weekend so cant do anything with it today.