Fork balljoint separator made a mess of rubber shoe

#31

The message <pan.2007.05.14.17.45.43.917546 (AT) hellfire (DOT) co.uk>
from Cicero <sheldrake (AT) hellfire (DOT) co.uk> contains these words:

Quote:

All three types are 'proper' so don't be too hard on yourself. It's a
matter of opinion which is best but many people swear by the split wedge
type because there are no moving parts to get damaged.

Scissors type, for me. Provided I can find the sodding thing in my garage.

--
Skipweasel
We have always been at war with Iran. [George Orwell - almost]

#32

We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the
drugs began to take hold. I remember "Dave Plowman (News)"
<dave (AT) davenoise (DOT) co.uk> saying something like:

Quote:

Two hammers have worked for me plenty of times. Nothing mythical about
it.

Try reading the original post.

But two hammers just give twice the opportunity to damage something.
What's wrong with using a puller?

Ah, but on those occasions when you don't have a puller, and it's Sunday
and the nearest place to get a puller is 30 miles away... you get the
picture. Done carefully nobody gets hurt and the leetle ruvver booties
stay intact.
--

Dave
SE6a

#33

On May 13, 3:07 am, Tim <tpb... (AT) ntlworld (DOT) com> wrote:

Quote:

I had a split outer CV boot, looked like a simple job to replace in the
Haynes manual. Purchased a fork shaped balljoint separator tool and set
to work.

A few hammer blows later, I had a successfully separated track rod from
the hub, but I also had a somewhat worse for ware rubber shoe that sat
between the balljoint and the hub.

At the time I decided not to play around with it too much. Because me
poking it gently with a screw driver might cause further damage, where
as a ton of car bumping and grinding on it will leave it untouched

I'm guessing there must be 100's of guys like me, hammering the living
crap out of this joint on Saturday mornings. Have manufactures made
this an easy component to replace? Or do I need to book my car in to
get a new shoe pressed into the ball joint (or just a new track rod end)?

Regards,

Tim

I'VE BEEN REPAIRING VW AND OTHER RIDES FOR 9 YEARS AND IF YOU ARE TRUE
TO YOU AIM AND APPLY PRESSURE TO THE JOINT TO BE WACKED IT SHOULD TAKE
ONE HIT. IT IS A USEABLE METHOD. GUESS IT JUST DEPENDS ON WHO IS
SWINGING THE TOOLS.

#34

In article <1179190139.519702.11590 (AT) e51g2000hsg (DOT) googlegroups.com>,
DUBINOUT <renegadeautoparts (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote:

Quote:

I'VE BEEN REPAIRING VW AND OTHER RIDES FOR 9 YEARS AND IF YOU ARE TRUE
TO YOU AIM AND APPLY PRESSURE TO THE JOINT TO BE WACKED IT SHOULD TAKE
ONE HIT. IT IS A USEABLE METHOD. GUESS IT JUST DEPENDS ON WHO IS
SWINGING THE TOOLS.

Can you tell us where you work so we know to avoid you? The correct tool
isn't expensive and whacking *anything* with a hammer unnecessarily is
simply bad practice. As, BTW, is using caps on news - it's considered
shouting.

--
*Speak softly and carry a cellular phone *

Dave Plowman dave (AT) davenoise (DOT) co.uk London SW
To e-mail, change noise into sound.

#35

Grimly Curmudgeon wrote:

Quote:

We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the
drugs began to take hold. I remember "Dave Plowman (News)"
dave (AT) davenoise (DOT) co.uk> saying something like:

Two hammers have worked for me plenty of times. Nothing mythical about
it.
Try reading the original post.

But two hammers just give twice the opportunity to damage something.
What's wrong with using a puller?

Ah, but on those occasions when you don't have a puller, and it's Sunday
and the nearest place to get a puller is 30 miles away... you get the
picture. Done carefully nobody gets hurt and the leetle ruvver booties
stay intact.

Most people I spoken to in the flesh have the same ball joint separator
I used. Most seemed oblivious to the damage it causes. Same comment as
from the guy in the shop. Hit it hard with a hammer in it'll come out.

I'm going to purchase a puller this weekend.

Regards,

Tim

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