that's really good - I've struggled to find the tubing/pipe the correct size, it's not a regular size as far as I can see.
That jig is very similar to the one I made with the 'tongs'? and is uesful for pressing out....although as mentioned when the press pressures got very high, I thought the slightly longer method of removal to be ok.
If I get a chance I'm going to try and press mine in today at a mates workshop.
My other question is these buses have been around for years and years - the ball joints are obviously service items - do they just not wear? and so in theory we are the fist wave of replacee's ? see I don't believe that so how have people been doing them? That jig shown above is needed as the configuration means there's no meat on the arm to push against so the 'uprights' push against the notches....standard ball joint tubes/recievers don't have these....so what did they do ?[vw repairist garages].
Hilly you don't by chance have the pipe size do you?
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