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Re: ball joints

To: Jim Williams <jamesd_williams@yahoo.com>,
Subject: Re: ball joints
From: lou daly <lou_daly@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 9 May 2002 13:21:11 -0700 (PDT)
rareparts.com (re)makes old ball joints
he can't give me a price until i mail him a sample
has anyone tried this - red herring??

i'm going to mail him a sample to get a quote
(won't be 'til endo f month though)

lou

--- Jim Williams <jamesd_williams@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Has anyone atempted to heat the outer shell of a
> used
> ball joint, and then use a press around the top
> outer
> shell so that it tightens up against the Ball inside
> the ball joint. It appears that this is the way the
> originals were made... The heating might remove some
> of the metal "temper". If I had a press, I wouild
> give
> it a try.... to see if  an old ball joint would
> tighten up to usable specs... 
> Just an idea!
> Jim Williams
> 68 2000 Scottsdale, AZ
> 
> --- sidney raper <spl310@hotmail.com> wrote:
> > Didn't someone find that volvo ball joints were
> very
> > similar??
> > 
> > Sid
> > 
> >
>
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