Bill, That's the way I have done it on other cars, and before we put them
in
we would also heat the lower a frame. Sometimes the lower ball joints come
out pretty easy on the Delorean and the new ones need the retainer going
back in. Wear in the splines.
John Hervey
-----Original Message-----
From: content22207 [mailto:brobertson@xxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2003 8:39 AM
To: DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [DMCForum] Re: Installing Ball Joints -- Old Mechanic's Trick
Old mechanic's trick: put ball joints in freezer overnight. Some
people claim they'll shrink enough that press isn't necessary. Don't
know about that...
Helps if you turn press with longest possible handle/cheater (get
someone to hold while you turn).
Problem I ran into with Lincoln -- press didn't have big enough
receiver. No joke: are about 4 inches in diameter! Borrowed world's
largest socket from diesel shop to use as receiver.
Don't forget that spring will need to be removed or compressed
(Autozone also rents internal spring compressor and external McPherson
strut style compressor).
Bill Robertson
#5939
>--- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Dave Stragand" <dave.stragand@xxxx>
wrote:
> Ball joint press... yeah, that would work as well. I have one of
those,
> too, but forgot about it. Normally, I change the bushings when I
change
> ball joints, so I just do it on a press.
>
> A ball joint press kinda looks like a big C-clamp with adapters to fit
> around the joint. On installing the new one, it needs to go in very
snug.
> If it's loose, Grady's sells a shim pair that will tighten up the fit.
>
> -Dave
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: content22207 [mailto:brobertson@xxxx]
> Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2003 9:45 AM
> To: DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [DMCForum] Re: Lower ball joint replacement
>
>
> Autozone "rents" (pay a deposit, refunded when tools returned) both
> pickle fork and ball joint press.
>
>
>
>
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