Orion Motor Tech Heavy Duty Ball Joint Press & U Joint Removal Tool Kit with 4x4 Adapters, for Most 2WD and 4WD Cars and Light Trucks

Omt makes it possible for an affordable ball joint press kit for diy folks. I used this kit to replace oem ball joints on my 2004 gmc yukon with 220k miles on it. I was overdue. Steering jitters and odd clunks told me it was time. I was able to do the top and bottom one side in 1.5 hours. Used an air impact tool and by hand as well. No need to grease the threaded rod it seems pretty hard finished. I purposely did not grease the threads to test the durability of it. Seems good no damage and it pressed the old joints out fast. Pressed in the new ones easily. For the price you cant go wrong. The tool is pretty strong no bends and stripped threads when i finished. Its a keeper!

For $50 it did a great job. I’m sure there are other kits that have more features and are easier to use but this is a tool I may use 3 times in my life. It had all the right cup sizes to fit my 2000 4x4 Ranger and removed and installed lower ball joints without any issues. Saved me $1100 for an afternoons work and I got a new tool in a decent hard case.

****GREASE THE THREADS BEFORE USE**** purchased with hope to keep for future repairs on hand. All the components that were needed to use on a heavy duty F-350 4x4 were included.I did not know the threads and piston head needed to be greased before use. 1st one, no problem. 2nd had a bit of trouble getting out. 3rd, the threads were stripping and stopped working. The rod was warm-hot for not doing much.Ended up borrowing the free loaner from the auto-parts store. Used theirs and had 0 issue with it. Same unit, different brand, but most importantly, the threads were greased being the main difference.Friction = heat, heat causes problems. I stripped and wore out the threads on mine because I didn’t grease the threads before using.With that said, had I greased it, would’ve worked perfectly. Because I didn’t, it failed and my fault. However, I wish there were instructions with a warning inside the package to alert the user to grease it before use so I wouldn’t have had to throw away a good kit.

I did not use this to press balljoints. I used it to put new bushings in the leaf springs on my 5th wheel. I am not sure what I would have done with out this tool. It made pressing out old bushings and pressing in the new bushings easy as I dont know what. The worst thing about using this tool in the manner that I did was holding it in place till I tightened it down on the bushing. This thing is a hell of a lot heavier than it looks. Overall It did what I wanted it to do and did it quickly. It saved me a pile of money too. Me paying an RV tech $100 - $250 dollars an hour is never going to happen. I've talked to a few of these people in various states and no sir. I want to know a job is done right not just done.

The product came in handy when it was time to replace the lower ball joint on a 2015 Yukon. There is many more uses for this product. Highly recommended for the price.

Until I purchased this tool I have just borrowed them, which you can do at most major auto parts stores for free - well as long as you are making some kind of purchase. I have done a lot of front end work and will probably do more so decided to just get my own tool.This one is very similar to the ones I have borrowed although a bit smaller, meaning a few less adapters. But for my 2010 F150 it had what I needed and would have been fine with the other 20 or so jobs I have done over my lifetime. It's well made with solid components including the heavy duty press and should work well for most applications. Comes in a nice form fitting case so you'll know if a part is missing. I can definitely recommend this for someone who plans to do a lot of front end work in the future. But if it's just for one job, I recommend renting one.That said, there are a few "tricks" to using one of these and probably making is a bit of a challenge for someone not accustom to removing and replacing ball joints. If it's your first time using one of these here are a few tips.For one, these tools are much better and made more for installing ball joints than removing them. If you are using it to remove a ball joint make sure to remove the snap ring (if there is one) and spray the joint well with penetrating oil. I recommend doing this a few hours before starting the removal if not overnight. Also, before using the tool to remove the ball joint, use a small but heavy hammer first. Brace up the arm so there is no give and give it a few good wacks, then spray it again. You won't hurt the frame so don't worry about that. Just make sure to hit the joint flat so as not to make a dent near the edge which might cause a hang up. Repeat this a few times and you might be surprised that it comes out just doing this versus trying to press it out. I have hammered out more than I have pressed out by a wide margin. At the very least it will loosen it up a bit before you use the press.If you do need to press it out, stop now and then as you tighten it down and give it a few more wacks with the hammer. If it's real stubborn, you might need to apply a little heat to the frame - not the ball joint. Again, you won't hurt anything heating it up so get it good and hot. Just keep clear of any rubber bushing or wiring nearby. Use a breaker bar with a socket to apply the needed pressure but noting more than that. If you need to use a pipe to extend the length of the bar to apply more pressure, you could and probably will, bend the tool. You need to be patient, tighten, spray, heat, wack with hammer - repeat. It will come lose.Installing the new ball joint is the tricky part and where most first timers run into trouble. You want to clean the hole out with a wire brush and apply a thin film of grease. Then figure out what combinations of adapter are needed to install the ball joint based on the design. Again though, you should not need anything more than a breaker bar to apply the needed pressure. It is possible for the ball joint to get cocked in the the hole, but pretty unlikely. If the tool is setup properly, the ball joint will pretty much self-center as there is normally a slight tapper. Install the new snap ring and that's it.Hope this helps a little. There are also quite a few You Tube videos on using the tool, although some are not that good so keep these tips in mind. I have done this many times.Good Luck !!

Llego antes de tiempo, se ve de buena calidad, lo usare en cambio de repuesto de soportes de motor y bujes

I’m a big fan of OMT tools. I have a bearing press, and a disc brake tool and the quality of both is great. That’s why when I needed a ball joint tool I went to with OMT. I know a case doesn’t do much, but it does speak to the quality and attention to detail a company has for their tools. I previously ordered a slightly cheaper set, and immediately sent it back. When I unboxed the cheaper set right away I knew I’d be disappointed. The case was laughably thin, I knew it wouldn’t last a month, at least not in my shop. Secondly the tool set inside was flimsy, with a cheap painted coating. I could tell it was of inferior quality. I had a ball joint to press out of the control arm for my GMC 2500, and that set wouldn’t have touched it. The OMT set pressed it out, no problems. It did take some fiddling to get the right size cups etc, but it worked great. Just make sure you coat the threads with anti-seize to help prevent galling.

Took out ball joints on discovery 2 ... eventually! did start bending when put under EMENSE pressure, but left overnight and the ball joing had moved, did the job :-)

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