Well, I've applied dto three different fast food restaurants, because I'm too *******ed stupid to keep wrenching.
I called ahead and had the ball joint laid out for my wife to pick up. The pulled a K50062 I stead of a K500262.
I go back and get the right one. Load this thing up in the axle, and proceed to press it in. I was tired and not paying attention. The receiver collet in the ball joint press was too short for the stud, and shoved the ball stud out the back on the socket. I didn't catch on until I remove the press, and the parts fell out on the floor. $60 shot in the face, in top of the $60 for the motorcraft joint.
I scrambled and ended up putting in the Mevotech/precision, which seems to be a quality part.
I am now %100 certain that I killed the original Moog joint when I installed it, I just didn't manage to completely rupture it like I did this one.
I quit. It did drove home nicely with no annoying popping that I've been dealing with for over a year.
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