The shop charged $5. I'm not in a hurry so I decided to do both sides, but one side at a time. That way there is always an example to see how it's supposed to look. I was sorely tempted last week(?) when Harbor Freight had 20 ton presses on sale for $150. I have space in my "barn" but I've reached the point in life where I need to slow down acquiring stuff.
> -----Original Message----- > From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Randy > Bennell > Sent: Thursday, November 21, 2013 5:06 PM > To: Mercedes Discussion List > Subject: Re: [MBZ] 126 Lower Ball Joint Tool > > On 21/11/2013 3:50 PM, Scott Ritchey wrote: > > Gary, the "Tool" is designed to be used in a press (which I don't have). > It > > looks like this: http://pt709.synology.me/126_ball_joint_tool.pdf > > > > The TRW ball joints I got from you are a snug fit in the bottom of the > > "pipe" where they are retained in the correct position by friction > between > > the BJ boot and the inside of the "pipe" (which is just the right ID). > The > > "pipe" has cut outs to clear the long vertical arm on the knuckle and > the > > alignment between the "pipe" and knuckle is near perfect when the two > are > > mated. There is also a spacer ring that goes between the bottom of the > > knuckle and the arbor plate. This spacer keeps the knuckle tabs clear > and > > also allows the new BJ to protrude from the bottom of the knuckle when > it's > > fully inserted. > > > > It all sounds complicated but it's pretty obvious. The guy at the shop > was > > alone, setting up to plane a head. We planned to wait for the regular > press > > operator to return from lunch. But when he saw how simple it is he just > > went ahead and did it. If I had a press I would have done it myself at > > home. > > > > > What did the shop charge to press the ball joint in? > Did you only need to do the one? > > It might be pretty easy to justify the acquisition of a press if you > have the space to keep it. > > Randy > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
