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Old 06-11-2012, 01:05 PM
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Yet ANOTHER ball joint question (W126)

I am about to do a full rebuild on the front end, and am getting a used 20 ton press. I know the press will be useful for all the bushings and so on, but here is my question, after reading many posts on this:

Would a 20 ton press be enough to remove the ball joints? I am planning to chill the old lower control arm ball joints with Radio Shack component chiller before pressing them out. The stuff does wonders in some cases.

The reason why I am asking is that in the case I do have enough power to push them out, I'd rather rent the proper Mercedes tool for inserting the new ball joints rather than taking them to a shop to have them pressed in.

Thanks for any advice.
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