PeachParts Mercedes-Benz Forum - View Single Post - Ball Joint Replacement

tobybul · #9 04-22-2007, 10:19 PM

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Originally Posted by 300SD81

Spindle and hub removal is a 10 minute job if you have the right pullers and sockets. All can be rented from AutoZone. Ball joint is fairly easy to get out with a 10lb hammer. Its not is you don't have one tho. Trust me, I gave in and borrrowed one after 3 days trying to pound/press it out with pipe wrenches, regular hammers, and the autozone press... To press it in, get a breaker bar and cheater pipe, and another pipe to hold it in place (with the other end of the pipe under the tire of your car)

Thanks, 300SD. I have done the job b4 but just wondered if it can be done without too much dismantling. I also didn't want to mess with the bearings and the grease plus finding the right torques for the spindle nut, etc, etc.

But it really has to be done this way looks like. I used my OTC BJ separator which is pretty slick. But as I said above, I gave up trying to press /pound out the old ones. NAPA is very accessible to me so the spindles are there now to be picked up tomorrow.