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Ball Joint seperator / puller? grant - Wednesday, 29 May, 2013, at 3:30:26 pm |
Not what I'd use. That's a gear/pulley puller... MarcW - Wednesday, 29 May, 2013, at 3:40:44 pm |
I'm very familiar with both grant - Wednesday, 29 May, 2013, at 3:57:11 pm |
Well, unless the ball joints on the Boxster are hybrids because that is the wrong tool... MarcW - Wednesday, 29 May, 2013, at 6:14:34 pm |
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grant
The HF one is a ball joint separator. My experience with them has been mediocre, and the link i provided from Planet-9, explicitly warns against using them on teh 986 rear suspension, and suggest this tool. So i asked again. The puller is quite simple - grab the hub with the jaws and slowly coax the ball joint stud out with the center piece.
My concern with the HF tool - or any one of the type you suggest - is that they often:
a) dont get a good grip on the upper and lower parts, and
b) may still apply a bunch of pressure to the boots (damage)
So, given all that, why would you advise against it?
that's my question....
Grant
Well, the ball joints (one BJ, one TRE).... grant - Wednesday, 29 May, 2013, at 7:56:05 pm |
If the puller works for you fine. The times I watched the ball joints being separated... MarcW - Thursday, 30 May, 2013, at 7:21:41 am |
Re: If the puller works for you fine. The times I watched the ball joints being separated... Trygve (San Francisco, CA) - Thursday, 30 May, 2013, at 4:45:20 pm |
thanks! *NM* grant - Thursday, 30 May, 2013, at 7:22:53 pm |
Re: Ball Joint seperator / puller? Rob in CO - Wednesday, 29 May, 2013, at 4:19:58 pm |
Does anyone know why they cannot be re-used? grant - Wednesday, 29 May, 2013, at 4:44:11 pm |
Re: Does anyone know why they cannot be re-used? Rob in CO - Wednesday, 29 May, 2013, at 5:04:10 pm |
Re: Does anyone know why they cannot be re-used? Petee_C - Saturday, 1 June, 2013, at 9:38:26 pm |
a comment..... por911(bc) - Wednesday, 29 May, 2013, at 5:40:20 pm |
OK, thnks. I bought the HF one yesterday after careful triple checking.... *NM* grant - Monday, 3 June, 2013, at 3:36:55 pm |
Re: Ball Joint separator / puller? Ryan_K - Tuesday, 4 June, 2013, at 12:28:39 pm |
I've borrowed tools from auto parts stores many times Boxsterra - Wednesday, 5 June, 2013, at 7:20:20 am |
Re: Ball Joint seperator / puller? aka my ex-wife.... *NM* m4240z - Thursday, 6 June, 2013, at 4:41:25 pm |