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lower ball joint GRRRRRRR
Posted: 04 Sep 2007, 11:25
by T'Onion
ok i've managed to get the old one out , but can get the new one in enough to get the clip on , any tips ?
looks like a bigger hammer and chiesl
Posted: 04 Sep 2007, 11:33
by Ian Hulley
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Have you enough room to put a large socket over the top of the joint and then pull it up using the nut and some washers through the square drive hole ?
Ian.
Posted: 04 Sep 2007, 14:34
by T'Onion
its the lower one Ian , its pressers in , or in my case , "feck" me back up and still does go in
still doc's signed me off sick for a week
, oh and did i say i managed to frell up the upper on getting it off
Posted: 04 Sep 2007, 14:48
by Ian Hulley
T'Onion wrote: its the lower one Ian , its pressers in
Haven't got the bible here ... thought it pressed in or pulled up from below and had a big circlip on't bottom ?
What about a 3 leg puller from underneath onto a socket covering the pin but onto the body of the joint ?
T'Onion wrote: oh and did i say i managed to frell up the upper on getting it off
Bout par fert course
Daft lad !
Ian.
Posted: 04 Sep 2007, 15:12
by toomanytoys
Press it in...
Hammers and chisels dont work as it bends the flange...
It is a pig of a job....
Posted: 04 Sep 2007, 18:07
by lhd
Mark I have been told that the weight of the van will push it in....
and that was from someone who done it at the sidse of the road.
as tomanytoys says about the flange, once you have bent it the circlip is impossible to get in.
Rob....
Bottom Ball Joint Fitting,,,,,,,
Posted: 04 Sep 2007, 21:16
by Fritz
I must admit you are taking your life in your hands when removing and fitting lower ball joints even with a 20 Tonne press.....
Regards
Fritz,,,,,,,,,,,
Re: Bottom Ball Joint Fitting,,,,,,,
Posted: 05 Sep 2007, 07:04
by T'Onion
Fritz wrote:I must admit you are taking your life in your hands when removing and fitting lower ball joints even with a 20 Tonne press.....
Regards
Fritz,,,,,,,,,,,
why ?
Posted: 05 Sep 2007, 09:36
by T'Onion
mean while , all sort (without the aid of a ten tonne press
i think i miss layed it )
a few taps with a hammer and chisel and bobs your auntie ,
fitted a new upper as well , so hopefully on monday the mot man will love me
Posted: 05 Sep 2007, 09:45
by Ian Hulley
T'Onion wrote: so hopefully on monday the mot man will love me
Best get rid of that Gorgonzola there friend
Posted: 05 Sep 2007, 13:48
by R0B
yeh i hope they dont fail it on the smell from t'fridge....(health hazard n all that)...
Posted: 05 Sep 2007, 14:40
by T'Onion
sukhoi27 wrote:yeh i hope they dont fail it on the smell from t'fridge....(health hazard n all that)...
just found a bit hiding in the back ,under the freezer part ... frell me it honks , tastes nice mind you
Posted: 05 Sep 2007, 14:53
by camper
An old fashion fly press will do the job.Most garages used to have these in not far days gone by.Why not try to see if there is a engineering shop or garage near you with one.
Posted: 05 Sep 2007, 20:03
by T'Onion
if or when i have to do the other side then i will take the whole thing off and get it pressed in , thats if i can find somewhere that has a press and a collar to suit the ball joint
Posted: 06 Sep 2007, 08:12
by Ian Hulley
T'Onion wrote:if or when i have to do the other side then i will take the whole thing off and get it pressed in , thats if i can find somewhere that has a press and a collar to suit the ball joint
Ask and ye shall find
Ian.