Posted: 10/8/2013 1:35:45 PM EDT
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im trying to figure out how to setup my shop press to install some new ball joints. every way i try, it ends up in a crappy cantilever that will just end in tears. picture of the type of conntrol arm:  as you can see, its a lil ungainly.. |
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Quoted: For something like that what I have done is to make a fixture that supports the part and keeps things vertical. I do, however, have a fairly well equipped machine shop with which to fabricate such a fixture.  ive got 2x4's, scrap tubing, sockets, connecting rods, and some other bits. i need a way to prop up the nose where the ball joint is and somehow prevent it from doing what its doing. |
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+1 that's the way I've always done it, free tool rental or pick it up from harbor freight. |
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Quoted: Yeah, you're gonna need a fixture. Might be able to cobble one together from plumbing supplies, since you don't have machines. Threads give you some adjustment. Couple/few elbows and nipples and T fittings, I'd bet it's doable. |
| DONOT USE IRON PIPE !!! The pipe may shatter violently when under load. You might want to make sure you have a good set of press plates as well and not the cast iron plates that come with the HF shop presses. Try your local machine shop for bits of scrap steel that can be used to make fixture to hold everything level so you can get a good straight press on the parts. Otherwise it will get stupid really quick. |
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Quoted: DONOT USE IRON PIPE !!! The pipe may shatter violently when under load. You might want to make sure you have a good set of press plates as well and not the cast iron plates that come with the HF shop presses. Try your local machine shop for bits of scrap steel that can be used to make fixture to hold everything level so you can get a good straight press on the parts. Otherwise it will get stupid really quick.  . christ i havent seen iron pipe in a long time.im crazy, not stupid. |