Sound easy enough. Remember Brian has a early baywindow bus. I had a hard time finding a place in Houston that was willing to try.They tried, ( they came highly recommended, famous around here for being the best front end guys around, with a very impressive shop set up.) gave up and I wound up having to take to a shop I did not want to use. It wound up costing about 700.00.
I think the tool used on the press is the key, what I was told anyway.Heir Schmidt has the tools he got from a VW dealer, he told me he had the only one around.
Ronnie had better luck finding a local shop.I also got the ball joints from a local parts place, Heir Schmidt said the were the wrong size, so I had to buy another set from him. I think that proves there is more than one size.
A lot of good info here: http://www.type2.com/library/suspens/balljoin.htm and http://www.type2.com/library/suspens/ballrem.htm Good luck! On Nov 16, 2007, at 1:41 PM, Chuck Blue wrote:
Press the old ones out. Press the new ones in. It's pretty basic if you have a press.ole blue ----- Original Message ----- From: Brian Denning To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Friday, November 16, 2007 1:34 PM Subject: [tcb] ball joints???how hard are they to replace in a bus? recommendations, advice and services are appreciated.keep in mind i have access to a friend who has access to a press and is a knowledgeable vw mechanic. ball joints look to be between 15 and 27 a peice torsion arms with new joints already installed are aroudn 150-195 for all four of them...suggestions please and tell me how hard they really are.oh, and the beam will be completely out be replaced when these get replacedClimb to the top of the charts! Play Star Shuffle: the word scramble challenge with star power. Play Now!No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition.Version: 7.5.503 / Virus Database: 269.15.34/1134 - Release Date: 11/16/2007 9:52 AM
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