Ball joint removal and install tool for GM vehicles

[mr mikey]

Good stuff, I worked in dealerships for 39 years and you always run into issues like this when they do not have the right tool to press things in and out without damaging the part or yourself. Our machine shop would make a few tools but in a bind I had two 5 gal. pails of old bearing races and 90% of the time I could find one that would work perfect and get the job done. I would laugh to myself when a boss would tell me to throw that junk out. A few days later he ask what do you use to press out an old bearing or bushing. LOL. Oh and my first car was a 1949 Desoto. Wish I still had it.

[Frank S]

Good stuff, I worked in dealerships for 39 years and you always run into issues like this when they do not have the right tool to press things in and out without damaging the part or yourself. Our machine shop would make a few tools but in a bind I had two 5 gal. pails of old bearing races and 90% of the time I could find one that would work perfect and get the job done. I would laugh to myself when a boss would tell me to throw that junk out. A few days later he ask what do you use to press out an old bearing or bushing. LOL. Oh and my first car was a 1949 Desoto. Wish I still had it.

Yep, I know the feeling. I have a 6ft long drawer in the bottom of my Snap-on tool cabinet that is chock full of ground down bearing races either for the ID and the OD depending on which I need and, numerous worn input shafts for clutch alignment tools