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Hi all !
Great info on here !
I recently got the HF 20 ton 60603 press.
I did my (partial ) first job with it, press in a balljoint. It worked very well ! Thing didn't break a sweat. but.....
The balljoint is off of an f250 Superduty. The knuckle is off the truck and has 2 balljoints. a lower and an upper. Both balljoints point upwards. I was able to rest the knuckle on the 2 plates and push from the top (thru the opening for the 2nd balljoint) down onto the lower balljoint. All went well.. But now I need to press in the top one. I do not want to press on the top because the knuckle will then bear the pressure and I am not sure that is correct. I can not hang the knuckle in between the lower bridge of the press. The knuckle is too big for that. If I hang it over the side, the knuckle isn't centered enough to get the press above it.
What I really need is the lower bridge in a narrow version of it. This way the knuckle can just hang down from it. Anyone have any ideas on how to fabricate that? Any alternatives ?
Here is a video of a guy doing the same job on very similar knuckles. But.. he presses the top one in in a way that puts way too much pressure on the knuckle I think.
Thanks all !
Great info on here !
I recently got the HF 20 ton 60603 press.
I did my (partial ) first job with it, press in a balljoint. It worked very well ! Thing didn't break a sweat. but.....
The balljoint is off of an f250 Superduty. The knuckle is off the truck and has 2 balljoints. a lower and an upper. Both balljoints point upwards. I was able to rest the knuckle on the 2 plates and push from the top (thru the opening for the 2nd balljoint) down onto the lower balljoint. All went well.. But now I need to press in the top one. I do not want to press on the top because the knuckle will then bear the pressure and I am not sure that is correct. I can not hang the knuckle in between the lower bridge of the press. The knuckle is too big for that. If I hang it over the side, the knuckle isn't centered enough to get the press above it.
What I really need is the lower bridge in a narrow version of it. This way the knuckle can just hang down from it. Anyone have any ideas on how to fabricate that? Any alternatives ?
Here is a video of a guy doing the same job on very similar knuckles. But.. he presses the top one in in a way that puts way too much pressure on the knuckle I think.
Thanks all !