balljoint in freezer!!! - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

mikegi · 05-06-2002, 06:07 PM

thanks you guys for the advice yesterday.I put the lower balljoint in freezer,took 5 minutes to put in A arm.this board is great,just when i thought i was stumped,i ask a quest.and get some great ideas.thanks again

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tom hand · 05-06-2002, 07:02 PM

Cool that was my idea. I used to build huge gearboxes for railroad equipment and we put everything together by freezing or heating. These things were so big they don't make a press big enough for them.[I know we had one of the biggest presses in the country]

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72 GMC Sierra SWB almost finished---- 84 Softail
Olive Branch MS

05-06-2002, 06:07 PM	#1
mikegi Registered User Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Springvale,Maine Posts: 201	balljoint in freezer!!! thanks you guys for the advice yesterday.I put the lower balljoint in freezer,took 5 minutes to put in A arm.this board is great,just when i thought i was stumped,i ask a quest.and get some great ideas.thanks again [This message has been edited by mikegi (edited May 06, 2002).] __________________ Springvale,Maine 71 3/4 GMC lwb

05-06-2002, 07:02 PM	#2
tom hand CCRider Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Olive Branch,MS,USA Posts: 2,232	Cool that was my idea. I used to build huge gearboxes for railroad equipment and we put everything together by freezing or heating. These things were so big they don't make a press big enough for them.[I know we had one of the biggest presses in the country] ------------------ 72 GMC Sierra SWB almost finished---- 84 Softail Olive Branch MS __________________ 72 GMC Sierra SWB almost finished---- 84 Softail Olive Branch MS

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