Re: Ball Joint Bewilderment

From: jon@dakota-truck.net
Date: Thu Oct 19 2006 - 23:09:55 EDT


"Josh Battles" <josh.lists@omg-stfu.com> wrote:
: On Thu, October 19, 2006 8:20 pm, Terrible Tom wrote:
:>
:> I measured and the ball joint measures 2 1/18th across. There seem to
:> be no balljoint tools suited to this task that I can find. And a large
:> box wrench in that size would cost me over $150!! Anyone have any
:> suggestions? There has to be a socket or a spanner wrench out there for
:> this. I could use a pipe wrench? But thats not my first choice.

: Heat the control arm with a blowtorch and then make yourself a strap wrench
: out of a pair of vise grips and an old leather belt. With a little elbow
: grease you should be able to get them out that way.

   
   I have seen chain wrenches; looks like they are similar to a strap
wrench but I have never used one so I don't know how well they actually
work.

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