The boot goes on after the joint is pressed in.
Rob
At 1/9/2013 03:33 PM, neil n wrote: >I could have worded that differently: > >"it would be my preference to press in the lower ball joints or have >them pressed in." > >I know the part is very tough but on my '81, the bellows on a new >lower ball joint failed WAY early. Poor quality rubber? Mechanic >pinched or otherwise damaged the rubber while using his BFH method? >When I asked how the part would be installed, he showed me the really >well used chunks of pipe he'd use. They looked like they'd been beat >on real good! > >Neil. > >On Wed, Jan 9, 2013 at 10:16 AM, Rob <vwrobb@gmail.com> wrote: > > 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". > > > > > > > > > > Rob > > vwrobb@gmail.com |
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