At 1/9/2013 10:52 AM, neil n wrote:
>Lower ball joint requires access to a proper press or dedicated type >of tool. Check archives. IIRC, Paul Guzyk posted a link to images/text >of how he did. I sent mine to shop. Irony: he used a BFH and pieces of >pipe. Find a place with a proper press.
I worked at a front end shop for 5 years and did hundreds of lower ball joints (none of them Vanagon) with a bench vice, 5lb hammer, assorted drifts & sockets. This was a long time established mom-n-pop shop & in all the years there was never a problem with this "press".
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