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Subject:Re: Ball joints, upper / lower photo procedure
From:Paul Guzyk
Date:Fri, 26 Jan 2007 22:40:12 -0800

How did your steering feel after you changed the ball joints?  I was
amazed at how solid and tight the front end felt after changing all
the ball joints.  Less wobbling around in the wind too.

>Did it last week with the help of that guide.  In addition most presses do
>not have that adaptor ( your lucky in canada) to press the lower out, but
>heating up the spindle a little, and hitting the lower joint out while the
>spindle is clamped in a vise works rather well, and then a normal loaner
>press works great to put it back in.