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. > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ADVERTISEMENT <http://rd.yahoo.com/SIG=12ce36j8o/M=267637.4116730.5333196.1261774/D=egro upweb/S=1705126215:HM/EXP=1069346370/A=1853618/R=0/*http://www.netflix.com /Default?mqso=60178338&partid=4116730> click here <http://us.adserver.yahoo.com/l?M=267637.4116730.5333196.1261774/D=egroupm ail/S=:HM/A=1853618/rand=418310270> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: DMCForum-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service <http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/> .
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