1970 ball joints

do em as per workshop manual. they are easy to do.

take the arms into a work shop with a min 30 ton press!
i soaked the balljoints for two weeks and my mec said his 30 ton press only just got them out

Pedders suspension did mine for $10 a ball joint...

They are hell tight! the dudes struggled and regretted agreeing to it lol. One of them had so much tension that it flung out and smashed their louvered windows 😂

Take it to a proper Volkswagen workshop near you who knows what they are doing.

Buy the latest VWMA issue at your newsagents, look through all the ads and choose one close to you. Or tell us where you live and we'll recommend one.

Hi, try to purchase german ball joints

vwo60 wrote:Hi, try to purchase german ball joints

From which supplier?

Have you got a decent press???

vernier68 wrote:hi, was just browsing youtube on the easiest way of doing upper and lower ball joints. Not much luck.

Whats eveyones opinion on doing them?

cheers

They are very tight...
need at least 30 tonne press
sometimes more....

need to be careful that the arms don't get bent...

Best to get the best You can...
as You don't want to go replacing them often....

LEE

RISKY4LIFE wrote:take the arms into a work shop with a min 30 ton press!
i soaked the balljoints for two weeks and my mec said his 30 ton press only just got them out

What!!!?? Press.

oh lol this is for type 1 ? I have been spoiled by the type 3. Just unbolt them in my case 😂

There is hardly anything to hang on to , it is hard enough in a decent press, best to remove the arms and take them to a suspension place to have them changed out, a lot of force is required for removal.

20 tonne press wouldn't budge mine....

took an old 30 ton press [30 old tons] to push them....

maybe heat them???

or super cool them... lol


LEE


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