Could you eloborate on where you suggest hitting the knuckle ...? On its
head, on the thread end or .... It not's clear to me what you mean by 'right
along side of the tapered hole'

I found the forks useless so try to use the one with a srew thingie
instead - maybe 'cos of my poor technique with the fork then!

Steve

----- Original Message -----
From: "George Goff" <THX0001@AOL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Sunday, October 06, 2002 6:20 AM
Subject: Re: Upper Ball Joint Removal (!#$%^&)

> In a message dated 10/6/02 12:24:38 AM, voicebox@DNAI.COM writes:
>
> << Ah, so you spend the effort banging on the part, not the tool? Lever
> with the tool, but "persuade" the stubborn part? >>
>
> In my ignorance, I thought the same as most guys, then I saw the deft
moves
> which a man older and wiser than myself used to pop apart a tapered joint.
A
> smart rap is not "banging" on the part.  If you can, talk to a machinist
or
> millwright who has spent some time making love to taper fits.  Finesse it,
my
> man, don't beat the freakin' thing into submission.
>
> George
>