hmmmm..
2WD vanagon upper ball joint..
two allen screws that can get pretty stuck.
no cotter pins.
big nut to undo ..and get the tapered part popped out.
Not bad at all as ball joint jobs go.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Alan Felder" <dieseldoofus@GMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Monday, June 27, 2011 5:55 PM
Subject: Re: Top Ball Joint replacement

>I think its easier than the bottom ball joint.  You don't have to have a
> machine shop press it out.
>
> Other than getting the tapered pin out of the spindle assembly, its not
> bad.  3 allen-head bolts IIRC.  Then the usual removing any cotter pins,
> and
> removing the nut.  Reassembly should be easy except of course holding that
> tapered pin from rotating and having the right equipment to torque close
> to
> spec.
>
> On Mon, Jun 27, 2011 at 5:27 PM, John Goubeaux <john@ucsb.edu> wrote:
>
>> Is the replacement of the top ball joints as easy as indicated by some
>> of the info posted ?  eg a simple un-bolt procedure ?
>>
>> Anyone recently done this that might comment on the process ?
>>
>> OH yeh, this would be for a 90 Vanagon
>>
>>
>> -john
>>
>
>
>
> --
> Alan Felder
> Austin TX
> 82 Diesel Westy