i haven't been following htis as closely as i should have, but are you saying you bought a tool to install the ball joint but still had to take it out anyway?
btw, i experienced similar with 108/109 front ends. easy and fast when you have the right big time equipment On Thu, Nov 21, 2013 at 4:01 PM, Scott Ritchey <ritche...@nc.rr.com> wrote: > > I carried the bare knuckle, new BJ, and tool to a local shop today. This > shop has a 20 ton press. The new ball joint pressed into the knuckle > slicker than snot. It was almost too easy. We simply aligned the tool > with > the press frame by eyeball and pumped the bottle jack until it was in. I > previously scrubbed the knuckle, filed out the burrs from the vice > (removing > the old BJ) and lightly greased the BJ hole and spindle. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Scott > Ritchey > Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2013 7:49 PM > To: 'Mercedes Discussion List' > Subject: [MBZ] 126 Lower Ball Joint Tool > > > The $100 eBay ball joint tool arrived today. It looks nicely made and > finished. The drift mates nicely with the contour on the underside of the > ball joint, although I previously pounded out the old joint using a big > socket. The tool fits snugly over the new ball joint boot without damaging > the boot (also holding the new BJ securely in the tool). The cutouts seem > to provide good clearance between the knuckle and the tool when the new BJ > is square with the knuckle. I plan to go to a local shade-tree mechanic > tomorrow and press in the first joint; I'll report back afterward. > > Here's a link to the directions that came with the tool. It works with 123 > and 126 BJs and includes a spacer for 220s. > > > http://pt709.synology.me/126_ball_joint_tool.pdf > > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > -- *reliable vendor of superior parts for mercedes and other european cars* *www.BuyEUROparts.com <http://www.BuyEUROparts.com>* _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
