Thank is a tough job for the stay at home mechanic.  i bought my german one
and took it to my local mechanic who did all the work for $50.  You need a
hell of a press to get it in, so i figured if I bothered to take it off, and
have a machine shop take out/press in, I h=would be ahead.

Adam Puzerewski
----- Original Message -----
From: "steve delasalle" <sdelasal@yahoo.com>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Thursday, June 15, 2000 4:10 PM
Subject: [VANAGON] Removing the top ball joint.

> Okay .. what's the secret here....
>
> I've got one of those wedge things but it don't seem
> to make much difference. Should the joint be fixed to
> the top sub-frame as it hit it or not.
>
> I tried one of those screw type gadgets that operate
> by forcing the joint apart as you screw it in. - Too
> small, could not get it attached.
>
> A loaned a big mother of a gadget from AUtozone - too
> big. This one is like a big G-clamp. you use two
> hollow tubes and then screw a piece in .. too
> difficult to explain!
>
> Upshot is I'm making no progress .. any help ? or is
> it  a job for the 'professionals'!
>
> steve
>
> __________________________________________________
> Do You Yahoo!?
> Yahoo! Photos -- now, 100 FREE prints!
> http://photos.yahoo.com