Need help replacing ball joints

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Franklin or Hazet ball joint separators are super duty. Expensive, but get the job done.
The spacer tubes get destroyed after one or two uses. I've used heavy duty all thread with a wheel bolt the same thread size as the ball joint threads,
washers, end tube cap, hole drilled. The wheel nut gets welded to the all thread. Snap On makes a very hefty version of this tool. $$$$$
Just be careful with the knuckles "ears", they can break if spread to far. Ask me how I know. An Old ball joint can get seized in pretty good with the rust. Check out YouTube also.

Thank you ! I was able to remove the old ones quite easily. They don't use salt around here and the frame is in great shape.
And yeah, I figured that much pressure on the knuckle 'ears' can't be a good thing. I think the guy in that video is lucky it didn't break. I won't risk it and make some type of support to prevent pressure on the ears. Thanks to all the help here I will know how.