Is this tool strong enough to do ball joints on an F-350 super duty? I know I'll need an adapter, just want to know the strength of the clamp.
1268883
Oh yes! I recently used to do upper and lower ball joints on a E 250 van 2003. The pictures don't do the tool justice. Also search youtube for helpful videos
1268884
I think you would have a hard time breaking this. I've had mt impact gun on it and beat the piss out of it and it has not broke yet. It has worked for me but I've not done ball joints on an f350 with it
1268885
I've seen this same tool in several professional shops and the strongest I've been able to find. I saw my local garage use an impact wrench to drive the clamp and would recommend that to the 4 ft cheater pipe I used to get the ball joints pressed out of my Chevy.
1268886
Would not trust the newly made tool for it. The older ones that were made in usa are better made and stronger.
1744034
Mine is extremely strong. I have used it to remove and drive 3" screws in pine lumber. It works great.
839292
Tightening the dial in the middle joint also tightens the end joints. We use this to mount our son's iPad to his wheelchair tray nad have no problems once we gave up on the jaw clamp and permanently mounted a 1/4-20 socket to his tray. The vise to tighten the jam clamp is pretty weak and in our case, sheared off on both the original and the replacement. Get the arm. Forget the clamp. Buy a Manfrotto clamp instead.
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It can potentially work depending on a number of factors, including size of harmonic balancer and chiefly - torque requirement. In other words, was the Ford tool a light duty one for a Fiesta or heavy-duty as for an F450? A higher torque requirement = higher possibility of slippage. I tried using this on a Volvo 850 (automatic) harmonic balancer and it slipped. However, other reviewers and commenters have had success by first wrapping pulleys, etc. with rubber strips or bicycle tubes.
530555
I use one on my air line. Recommend it. Would not use any kind of air tool without it. With a little thought you can fabricate a bracket to attach it.
296250
Not sure what you are asking, I run impact adapters and sockets with this tool. For a small tool the thing really delivers quite a punch. I find it very versatile when running screws in odd locations where I cannot use the standard impact gun. There are tons of adapters available for this thing. Do keep one thing in mind it has a small shaft, so when I am on a tough thing to loosen I try to use a socket initially to break the hold on the bolt.
691066
Maybe. The clamp is really strong, but small. It would only hold it not in the way it was intended to be used.
865841
Torque wrench...I suggest just buying another and having both laying around. If you decided to change it yourself, put it on the truck, then use the torque wrench to get the bolt off...truck is pretty sturdy and won't go anywhere...unless you have a shop with a good vice. Also...put a towel over anything like a chrome bumper so you don't ding it if the wrench goes flying...Make sure to get some locktight when you put the new ball on.Walmart has em cheap.
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Dean is confused, Levi is correct. If the top of the ball head is threaded with a standard thread 3/8-16 or 1/4-20 then this clamp could be attached. I would probably recommend some loctite on the threads especially if usign the reducer, of course this is only a good idea if you are not wanting to remove it anytime soon.
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Loosen the lock nut. Put the spacer in and clamp down the tool and then adjust until it is just barely touching. The instructions are pretty clear that come with the tool. I have only done it once and it worked great. Here is a hint though - if you are getting bad cinches, make sure the ss clamps are clean so that they slide smoothly. Even a little dirt in there will cause them to bind and then you will not get a good connection.
1792543
Can't use for bushing that for tie roc or ball joint . U have buy C clamp with bushing .
374301
Im not sure what alloy it is, but I can tell you it is very strong. I had to use a 4 ft breaker bar with a 5 ft pipe on the end and use all my weight to break the crank balancer bolt loose on the last honda I did a timing belt on. The tool held the balancer no problem. I would have been SOL without this tool as my 650ft lb impact gun couldn't budge the crank bolt
159775
I replaced my ground clamp with a US Forge Bronze clamp. Is sold by Amazon. I have had no problems with since I changed.
1184682
after reading what your connector is,in short,this tool will work. I WOULD USE CAUTION if you use the wrong die,[this tool only comes with so many] it will distort the lug[wire end] making it almost impossible to insert it in to the plug its self.it is a very good LIGHT DUTY TOOL for the money,depends on how many times you use it,and does it come with the correct dies for your application
648362
Same here I had one and it would do 1 or 2 lugs, 95# torque, before running out of air using a 1/2" Chicago Pneumatic gun. Ran air staplers, pin nailer's and other smaller CFM tools real nice. Very quiet and reasonably light weight. And it is a Makita! To run wheel lug nuts or take off a serious nut better off getting a different, more CFM unit.
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As long as the ball head uses a standard 3/8 or 1/4 stud this clamp will screw on and work fine.
877296
It seem to me from all the comments each one is different. So u would be taking a chance of getting one that fits ur need. But the clamp is very strong Rite grip n very heavy.