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Subject:Re: Lower Ball Joint tool
From:Jim Felder
Date:Sun, 20 Sep 2015 22:03:21 +0000

Now that's a mechanic.

Jim

On Sun, Sep 20, 2015 at 3:54 PM Rob <vwrobb@gmail.com> wrote:

> People used to bring in knuckles to the shop for us to press the old ball
> joints out & & the new ones in. The owner would tell them we'd get to it &
> come back in 2 hours.
> He'd bring it back to me (his only employee). We used a vice, a 5# hammer,
> assorted drifts & the appropriate sized socket to remove the old one and
> put the new one in.
>
> Rob
> vwrobb@gmail.com
>
>
>
> On Sun, Sep 20, 2015 at 1:33 PM, Jim Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I dropped my off at a local tire store mechanic and he pressed old out and
>> new in on his lunch hour for $20.
>>
>> Jim
>>
>> On Sun, Sep 20, 2015 at 9:39 AM Chris Szpejankowski <
>> szpejankowski@gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> > Does anyone have a lower ball joint press tool for rent?  I'd be willing
>> > to buy it and get a refund minus rental fee and shipping upon return.
>> I do
>> > not want to do another ball joint replacement without the correct tool.
>> >
>> > Chris.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Wysłane z iPhone'a
>>
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