Customer Reviews

OTC 7894 Ball Joint Service Adapter for Jeep/Dodge

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I have an 07 Jeep Wrangler which is one of the vehicles that this kit is for. Trouble is that the part with the notch cut out (the largest piece) isn't deep enough for use with a stock ball joint as their own instructions describe. Plus it is made out of material that is too thin-walled so the inside diameter is too wide. This allows it to slip off the ball joint lip as it is being pressed into place.

When I buy a special tool that is designed for use with my vehicle, I would expect it to work. Got to wonder if they ever actually tried it before they said it fits.

Great price, great tool, just as described. What else can I say? It gets the job done. It is a must have when replacing the ball joints on my 2001 Jeep TJ.

This is a high quality kit to go with the 7249 ball joint press kit and was just what I needed for my Jeep Grand Cherokee with dana 30 and made a difficult job easy. Just remember the top ball joint presses out upwards and the bottom ball joint presses out downwards! And you'll need a big hammer to get the knuckle off. My upper ball joint was an offset one though and the adapter parts didn't fit, but I could easily remove it with the standard adapters that came with the press.

Replaced the ball joints on my 1999 Jeep Cherokee using these adapters and the OTC ball joint press. I would say that these adapters are mandatory and made the job much easier and safer than just using the generic set of adapters which come with many ball joint presses.

Specifically, the angled installer (bottom right in the photo) made pressing the joints in much easier by keeping the axis of force aligned with the tilted axis of the ball joint stud.

These worked great to remove and replace the ball joints on the Dana 30 axle under my 1998 Jeep Wrangler TJ. The quality is far superior to the Chinese Tool Store stuff. It costs more, but is very much worth it. The removale tool is angled perfectly for the Dana 30.

This adapter set is used with a OTC 7249 ball joint press. In my opinion, you need these adapters to replace ball joints on a jeep wrangler. The adapters that come standard in the 7249 press don't work with my jeep. OTC automotive tools are some of the best quality you can have. I also own a few other OTC tools. You can get the job done most times with a cheaper, "harbor freight" quality tool, but if you believe that tools are a lifetime investment, then OTC is a good choice. I've been working on my own cars since I was a teenager. My recent experience has been to re-build my '98 jeep TJ wrangler. I've also used the press to replace universal joints. I recommend this product.

If your doing ball joints the right tool is imperative. with the OTC press and these cups, removal and installation was actually easy....

Adapters work well with the OTC 7249 ball joint service tool set that I bought at the same time. Installer receiver piece is the correct configuration to allow the ball joints to be pressed in squarely to the angled Dana 30 yoke without damaging the yoke bores. Installer cup is a bit too large to fit snugly on Moog K3134T Upper and K3161T Lower ball joints and has a tendency to slip off edge if you're not careful - the only reason I didn't rate 5 stars. Not sure why the adapter set costs more than the 7249 ball joint press tool set, but no other way to install Jeep ball joints properly, so I wouldn't recommend trying this job without these adapters.

This is a good tool and does the job well that it is intended to do. I am sorry to see that many OTC tools are now made in China. With the idiots in Congress always raising taxes, what else is a company to do.