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
Re: [MBZ] 126 Lower Ball Joint Tool
I carried the bare knuckle, new BJ, and tool to a local shop today. This shop has a 20 ton press. The new ball joint pressed into the knuckle slicker than snot. It was almost too easy. We simply aligned the tool with the press frame by eyeball and pumped the bottle jack until it was in. I previously scrubbed the knuckle, filed out the burrs from the vice (removing the old BJ) and lightly greased the BJ hole and spindle. -Original Message- From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Scott Ritchey Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2013 7:49 PM To: 'Mercedes Discussion List' Subject: [MBZ] 126 Lower Ball Joint Tool The $100 eBay ball joint tool arrived today. It looks nicely made and finished. The drift mates nicely with the contour on the underside of the ball joint, although I previously pounded out the old joint using a big socket. The tool fits snugly over the new ball joint boot without damaging the boot (also holding the new BJ securely in the tool). The cutouts seem to provide good clearance between the knuckle and the tool when the new BJ is square with the knuckle. I plan to go to a local shade-tree mechanic tomorrow and press in the first joint; I'll report back afterward. Here's a link to the directions that came with the tool. It works with 123 and 126 BJs and includes a spacer for 220s. http://pt709.synology.me/126_ball_joint_tool.pdf ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] 126 Lower Ball Joint Tool
'Nother ATTABOY! Wilt - Original Message - From: Scott Ritchey ritche...@nc.rr.com To: 'Mercedes Discussion List' mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Thursday, November 21, 2013 4:01 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] 126 Lower Ball Joint Tool I carried the bare knuckle, new BJ, and tool to a local shop today. This shop has a 20 ton press. The new ball joint pressed into the knuckle slicker than snot. It was almost too easy. We simply aligned the tool with the press frame by eyeball and pumped the bottle jack until it was in. I previously scrubbed the knuckle, filed out the burrs from the vice (removing the old BJ) and lightly greased the BJ hole and spindle. -Original Message- From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Scott Ritchey Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2013 7:49 PM To: 'Mercedes Discussion List' Subject: [MBZ] 126 Lower Ball Joint Tool The $100 eBay ball joint tool arrived today. It looks nicely made and finished. The drift mates nicely with the contour on the underside of the ball joint, although I previously pounded out the old joint using a big socket. The tool fits snugly over the new ball joint boot without damaging the boot (also holding the new BJ securely in the tool). The cutouts seem to provide good clearance between the knuckle and the tool when the new BJ is square with the knuckle. I plan to go to a local shade-tree mechanic tomorrow and press in the first joint; I'll report back afterward. Here's a link to the directions that came with the tool. It works with 123 and 126 BJs and includes a spacer for 220s. http://pt709.synology.me/126_ball_joint_tool.pdf ___ 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 ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] 126 Lower Ball Joint Tool
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
Re: [MBZ] 126 Lower Ball Joint Tool
at 5 bucks, i'd just let htem press them in i'm way past the point in life where i wish to acquire stuff. i've been divesting of stuff for maybe 5 years now On Thu, Nov 21, 2013 at 6:21 PM, Scott Ritchey ritche...@nc.rr.com wrote: 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 -- *reliable vendor of superior parts for mercedes and other european cars* *www.BuyEUROparts.com http://www.BuyEUROparts.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
Re: [MBZ] 126 Lower Ball Joint Tool
That is pretty slick. Looks like a good reason to go buy a HF press. Mike On Nov 21, 2013 4:01 PM, Scott Ritchey ritche...@nc.rr.com wrote: I carried the bare knuckle, new BJ, and tool to a local shop today. This shop has a 20 ton press. The new ball joint pressed into the knuckle slicker than snot. It was almost too easy. We simply aligned the tool with the press frame by eyeball and pumped the bottle jack until it was in. I previously scrubbed the knuckle, filed out the burrs from the vice (removing the old BJ) and lightly greased the BJ hole and spindle. -Original Message- From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Scott Ritchey Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2013 7:49 PM To: 'Mercedes Discussion List' Subject: [MBZ] 126 Lower Ball Joint Tool The $100 eBay ball joint tool arrived today. It looks nicely made and finished. The drift mates nicely with the contour on the underside of the ball joint, although I previously pounded out the old joint using a big socket. The tool fits snugly over the new ball joint boot without damaging the boot (also holding the new BJ securely in the tool). The cutouts seem to provide good clearance between the knuckle and the tool when the new BJ is square with the knuckle. I plan to go to a local shade-tree mechanic tomorrow and press in the first joint; I'll report back afterward. Here's a link to the directions that came with the tool. It works with 123 and 126 BJs and includes a spacer for 220s. http://pt709.synology.me/126_ball_joint_tool.pdf ___ 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 ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] 126 Lower Ball Joint Tool
i haven't been following htis as closely as i should have, but are you saying you bought a tool to install the ball joint but still had to take it out anyway? btw, i experienced similar with 108/109 front ends. easy and fast when you have the right big time equipment On Thu, Nov 21, 2013 at 4:01 PM, Scott Ritchey ritche...@nc.rr.com wrote: I carried the bare knuckle, new BJ, and tool to a local shop today. This shop has a 20 ton press. The new ball joint pressed into the knuckle slicker than snot. It was almost too easy. We simply aligned the tool with the press frame by eyeball and pumped the bottle jack until it was in. I previously scrubbed the knuckle, filed out the burrs from the vice (removing the old BJ) and lightly greased the BJ hole and spindle. -Original Message- From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Scott Ritchey Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2013 7:49 PM To: 'Mercedes Discussion List' Subject: [MBZ] 126 Lower Ball Joint Tool The $100 eBay ball joint tool arrived today. It looks nicely made and finished. The drift mates nicely with the contour on the underside of the ball joint, although I previously pounded out the old joint using a big socket. The tool fits snugly over the new ball joint boot without damaging the boot (also holding the new BJ securely in the tool). The cutouts seem to provide good clearance between the knuckle and the tool when the new BJ is square with the knuckle. I plan to go to a local shade-tree mechanic tomorrow and press in the first joint; I'll report back afterward. Here's a link to the directions that came with the tool. It works with 123 and 126 BJs and includes a spacer for 220s. http://pt709.synology.me/126_ball_joint_tool.pdf ___ 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 -- *reliable vendor of superior parts for mercedes and other european cars* *www.BuyEUROparts.com http://www.BuyEUROparts.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
Re: [MBZ] 126 Lower Ball Joint Tool
So, I have a 12-ton press. I wonder if that would do the trick? Greg -Original Message- From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Scott Ritchey Sent: Thursday, November 21, 2013 1:02 PM To: 'Mercedes Discussion List' Subject: Re: [MBZ] 126 Lower Ball Joint Tool I carried the bare knuckle, new BJ, and tool to a local shop today. This shop has a 20 ton press. The new ball joint pressed into the knuckle slicker than snot. It was almost too easy. We simply aligned the tool with the press frame by eyeball and pumped the bottle jack until it was in. I previously scrubbed the knuckle, filed out the burrs from the vice (removing the old BJ) and lightly greased the BJ hole and spindle. -Original Message- From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Scott Ritchey Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2013 7:49 PM To: 'Mercedes Discussion List' Subject: [MBZ] 126 Lower Ball Joint Tool The $100 eBay ball joint tool arrived today. It looks nicely made and finished. The drift mates nicely with the contour on the underside of the ball joint, although I previously pounded out the old joint using a big socket. The tool fits snugly over the new ball joint boot without damaging the boot (also holding the new BJ securely in the tool). The cutouts seem to provide good clearance between the knuckle and the tool when the new BJ is square with the knuckle. I plan to go to a local shade-tree mechanic tomorrow and press in the first joint; I'll report back afterward. Here's a link to the directions that came with the tool. It works with 123 and 126 BJs and includes a spacer for 220s. http://pt709.synology.me/126_ball_joint_tool.pdf ___ 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 ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] 126 Lower Ball Joint Tool
Probably Sent from my iPhone On Nov 21, 2013, at 7:57 PM, Greg Fiorentino gf...@dslnorthwest.net wrote: So, I have a 12-ton press. I wonder if that would do the trick? Greg -Original Message- From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Scott Ritchey Sent: Thursday, November 21, 2013 1:02 PM To: 'Mercedes Discussion List' Subject: Re: [MBZ] 126 Lower Ball Joint Tool I carried the bare knuckle, new BJ, and tool to a local shop today. This shop has a 20 ton press. The new ball joint pressed into the knuckle slicker than snot. It was almost too easy. We simply aligned the tool with the press frame by eyeball and pumped the bottle jack until it was in. I previously scrubbed the knuckle, filed out the burrs from the vice (removing the old BJ) and lightly greased the BJ hole and spindle. -Original Message- From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Scott Ritchey Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2013 7:49 PM To: 'Mercedes Discussion List' Subject: [MBZ] 126 Lower Ball Joint Tool The $100 eBay ball joint tool arrived today. It looks nicely made and finished. The drift mates nicely with the contour on the underside of the ball joint, although I previously pounded out the old joint using a big socket. The tool fits snugly over the new ball joint boot without damaging the boot (also holding the new BJ securely in the tool). The cutouts seem to provide good clearance between the knuckle and the tool when the new BJ is square with the knuckle. I plan to go to a local shade-tree mechanic tomorrow and press in the first joint; I'll report back afterward. Here's a link to the directions that came with the tool. It works with 123 and 126 BJs and includes a spacer for 220s. http://pt709.synology.me/126_ball_joint_tool.pdf ___ 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 ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] 126 Lower Ball Joint Tool
On 21/11/2013 5:21 PM, Scott Ritchey wrote: 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. I would say $5 is unbelievable. Even for a quick cash job I would think they would be more like $25 to $50. Shop rates are around $100 an hour here and it must have taken him more than a couple of minutes. Nothing much happens in less than 5 minutes. 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
Re: [MBZ] 126 Lower Ball Joint Tool
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. -Original Message- From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Gary Hurst Sent: Thursday, November 21, 2013 4:08 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] 126 Lower Ball Joint Tool i haven't been following htis as closely as i should have, but are you saying you bought a tool to install the ball joint but still had to take it out anyway? btw, i experienced similar with 108/109 front ends. easy and fast when you have the right big time equipment On Thu, Nov 21, 2013 at 4:01 PM, Scott Ritchey ritche...@nc.rr.com wrote: I carried the bare knuckle, new BJ, and tool to a local shop today. This shop has a 20 ton press. The new ball joint pressed into the knuckle slicker than snot. It was almost too easy. We simply aligned the tool with the press frame by eyeball and pumped the bottle jack until it was in. I previously scrubbed the knuckle, filed out the burrs from the vice (removing the old BJ) and lightly greased the BJ hole and spindle. -Original Message- From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Scott Ritchey Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2013 7:49 PM To: 'Mercedes Discussion List' Subject: [MBZ] 126 Lower Ball Joint Tool The $100 eBay ball joint tool arrived today. It looks nicely made and finished. The drift mates nicely with the contour on the underside of the ball joint, although I previously pounded out the old joint using a big socket. The tool fits snugly over the new ball joint boot without damaging the boot (also holding the new BJ securely in the tool). The cutouts seem to provide good clearance between the knuckle and the tool when the new BJ is square with the knuckle. I plan to go to a local shade-tree mechanic tomorrow and press in the first joint; I'll report back afterward. Here's a link to the directions that came with the tool. It works with 123 and 126 BJs and includes a spacer for 220s. http://pt709.synology.me/126_ball_joint_tool.pdf ___ 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 -- *reliable vendor of superior parts for mercedes and other european cars* *www.BuyEUROparts.com http://www.BuyEUROparts.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 ___ 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
[MBZ] 126 Lower Ball Joint Tool
The $100 eBay ball joint tool arrived today. It looks nicely made and finished. The drift mates nicely with the contour on the underside of the ball joint, although I previously pounded out the old joint using a big socket. The tool fits snugly over the new ball joint boot without damaging the boot (also holding the new BJ securely in the tool). The cutouts seem to provide good clearance between the knuckle and the tool when the new BJ is square with the knuckle. I plan to go to a local shade-tree mechanic tomorrow and press in the first joint; I'll report back afterward. Here's a link to the directions that came with the tool. It works with 123 and 126 BJs and includes a spacer for 220s. http://pt709.synology.me/126_ball_joint_tool.pdf ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] 126 Lower Ball Joint Tool
Do you have a link to the tool on eBay? Sent from my iPhone On Nov 20, 2013, at 6:48 PM, Scott Ritchey ritche...@nc.rr.com wrote: The $100 eBay ball joint tool arrived today. It looks nicely made and finished. The drift mates nicely with the contour on the underside of the ball joint, although I previously pounded out the old joint using a big socket. The tool fits snugly over the new ball joint boot without damaging the boot (also holding the new BJ securely in the tool). The cutouts seem to provide good clearance between the knuckle and the tool when the new BJ is square with the knuckle. I plan to go to a local shade-tree mechanic tomorrow and press in the first joint; I'll report back afterward. Here's a link to the directions that came with the tool. It works with 123 and 126 BJs and includes a spacer for 220s. http://pt709.synology.me/126_ball_joint_tool.pdf ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] 126 Lower Ball Joint Tool
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Mercedes-Benz-W213-W126-W220-Ball-Joint-Installer-T ool-/400610932838?pt=Motors_Automotive_Toolshash=item5d4645b866vxp=mtr -Original Message- From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Kaleb C. Striplin Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2013 11:44 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] 126 Lower Ball Joint Tool Do you have a link to the tool on eBay? Sent from my iPhone On Nov 20, 2013, at 6:48 PM, Scott Ritchey ritche...@nc.rr.com wrote: The $100 eBay ball joint tool arrived today. It looks nicely made and finished. The drift mates nicely with the contour on the underside of the ball joint, although I previously pounded out the old joint using a big socket. The tool fits snugly over the new ball joint boot without damaging the boot (also holding the new BJ securely in the tool). The cutouts seem to provide good clearance between the knuckle and the tool when the new BJ is square with the knuckle. I plan to go to a local shade-tree mechanic tomorrow and press in the first joint; I'll report back afterward. Here's a link to the directions that came with the tool. It works with 123 and 126 BJs and includes a spacer for 220s. http://pt709.synology.me/126_ball_joint_tool.pdf ___ 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 ___ 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
