--- John Rodgers <j_rodgers@CHARTER.NET> wrote:
> So far as front wheel bearings and races go, for
> removal and
> replacement, my press is a block of wood(oak), a
> brass drift, and a 3 lb
> blacksmiths hammer. Works for me.

I agree, I just did the fronts on my camper and have
done the fronts and rears on Vanagons, Busses and my
412 and never used a press, just a drift and a 3lb
hammer. Throw the new races in the freezer for a
couple of hours before installation, they go in
easier.

I built a makeshift press out of an old floor jack,
unistrut and brackets to get a CV joint off an axle
one time. I don't think I would try it on a lower ball
joint however.

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TJ Hannink
Goldibox - 1987 Vanagon Camper, Wolfsburg Edition
Winter Park, Florida
http://home.earthlink.net/~tjhannink/
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