Thats advice is missing something surely?

Whilst dollying the opposite side with a mass at least double that of the
striking hammer, THEN strike the side.

(if physically possible of course and unless the component's own mass is
behind the blow and no joints are between them)

Clive
'88 Syncro Transporter

----- Original Message -----
From: "George Goff" <THX0001@AOL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Sunday, October 06, 2002 9:50 AM
Subject: Re: Upper Ball Joint Removal (!#$%^&)

> In a message dated 10/6/02 3:10:19 AM, sdelasal@peoplepc.com writes:
>
> << It not's clear to me what you mean by 'right
>
> along side of the tapered hole' >>
>
> Steve,
>
> Strike the side of the lug formed into the knuckle to recieve the tapered
> portion of the ball joint stud.  The hammer is swung from side-to-side,
its
> path being perpendicular to the axis of the stud.  Strike the SIDE of this
> lug.  Does this description make it better or worse?
>
> George
>