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 rivkombi
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| posted on March 25th, 2007 at 07:12 AM |
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replacing upper & lower ball joints
my 73 T2 kombi is wandering around on the road more than a 51 yo bloke with a mid life crisis.
Checked out the upper and lower front ball joints and they look a little worst for wear.
Anyone got any tips and tricks on doing these successfully?
Thanks
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68AutoBug
A.k.a.: Lee Noonan
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| posted on March 25th, 2007 at 09:20 AM |
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On My 68 Beetle, it took a 50 ton press to press out the original ball joints...
a 20 tonne press would not budge them...
I had to take the arms off the torsion bars
and take them to a workshop to be removed and new ones fitted...
cheers
Lee
- [size=4]Helping keep Air Cooled VWs on the road - location: SCONE in the Upper Hunter Valley - Northern NSW 320 kms NNW of SYDNEY--- [/size]
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type3lover
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| posted on March 25th, 2007 at 07:50 PM |
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Yeah...get someone else to do it!
Seriously though unless you have a BIG press don't even bother.
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rocknrob
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| posted on March 26th, 2007 at 08:06 AM |
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and don't let anyone use heat on them...mine broke after an "expert" heated them with oxy!
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 vw54
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| posted on March 26th, 2007 at 07:38 PM |
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thye need to be pressed out with a 50 ton press
Do not attempt if you dont know what yr doing PAY some one
where r u located ???
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rivkombi
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| posted on March 27th, 2007 at 09:18 AM |
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I/m in Renmark - South australia
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