I did them on my wagon with the press that Rusty rents (which presses the new joints into place) plus: - hack saw - 10 lb maul - jack stands - lots of practice splitting firewood (note that no spring compressor is needed). To remove, put a jack stand under the control arm as close as possible to the ball joint You want to support the control arm very near the joint. Take off all the bits in the way, until all you have is the stem of the ball joint sticking up. Cut that stem off flush with hack saw. Pound out remains with 10 lb maul (about 30 to 40 careful blows). The jack stand being close to the joint transfers the energy from the hammer blow directly to the joint without allowing the control arm to flex. Mess up one swing and your fender will be scared forever. After completing the job this way, I resolved to pay the man next time. -Max
________________________________ From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com on behalf of Dieselhead Sent: Sat 3/27/2010 7:51 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] 124 ball joints. Jim, Thanks. That is helpful. But I see you used the flame wrench to get the ball joint loose. I don't have a flame wrench available. I'd sure use it if I had it! Not having the torch, I am reluctant to try this myself. So has anyone changed the 124 (or 201)ball joints without the torch and without the official MB tools? (and without the spring compresser) >>Can this [124] be done with the HF ball joint kit, or are >>there modifications that require a flame wrench? > >I think it's pretty much the same as the 201. See: > >http://userweb.windwireless.net/~jimc/mb190d.html#30Aug2008 > >The base HF kit works, but you need some pipe scraps too. >I did a bit of welding on the pipe scraps, but hose clamps >might work just as well. > >-- Jim > > > >_______________________________________ >http://www.okiebenz.com <http://www.okiebenz.com/> >For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com >To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > >To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com <http://www.okiebenz.com/> For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
