p38 balljoint removal
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Doolinjames
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Hi does anybody know what extraction tool for p38 front ball joints not the £500 ones
If you post ask that in here you will get better response this is old and many wont see it
What did you do with your Range Rover today
Piece of cake..................... :) I wasn't actually doing the CD changer for this little project but this is where you need to be. MY2005. Ok so similar place we were in when we pulled the fuse box.
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Thanks
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Doolinjames
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Thanks for that.
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I think we went through 2 of those kits when we did MrGorsky's. There's something different about the official Land Rover tool and I have a vague memory the Mercedes or Transit van version was more robust.
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That's like the kit I used to do the swivels on my 2 P38's. I did have to fabricate an extra ring though so maybe that kit is a little different. Plus Gas around the joint 24 hours before doing the job and if you have an electric heat gun available, it may make them come out easier if they are very tight. Make sure the adjuster the bottom swivel fits into does not move, I mark the position of the slot before I start and put the new swivels in the deep freeze for at least 24 hours before fitting.
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Very good advice Keith. They’ve been in the deep freeze for a year. Not even got a P38 to put them on anymore but they’re still in there. Definitely padded room behaviour, Sort of thing that Kermie’s cell mate would do!
It’s seems pretty HD kit, not completely won over by the spacers but with an assortment of Landy tools bound to have a compatible HD socket that would fit. Someone here promised me it was correct one for P38, Alan maybe? Was cheap too got it on sale.
Completely forgot about the heat gun, lent it to my mate never saw it again. Other thing Mark advised me on was plenty of lubricating oil (insert RuberKnees 1 liner) on the threads as you are tightening - he knows what I’m like for snapping things
It’s seems pretty HD kit, not completely won over by the spacers but with an assortment of Landy tools bound to have a compatible HD socket that would fit. Someone here promised me it was correct one for P38, Alan maybe? Was cheap too got it on sale.
Completely forgot about the heat gun, lent it to my mate never saw it again. Other thing Mark advised me on was plenty of lubricating oil (insert RuberKnees 1 liner) on the threads as you are tightening - he knows what I’m like for snapping things
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The price! Could use two of these for every joint and probably save a fortune lol
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Tis beneath me to rise to the baitVery good advice Keith. They’ve been in the deep freeze for a year. Not even got a P38 to put them on anymore but they’re still in there. Definitely padded room behaviour, Sort of thing that Kermie’s cell mate would do!
It’s seems pretty HD kit, not completely won over by the spacers but with an assortment of Landy tools bound to have a compatible HD socket that would fit. Someone here promised me it was correct one for P38, Alan maybe? Was cheap too got it on sale.
Completely forgot about the heat gun, lent it to my mate never saw it again. Other thing Mark advised me on was plenty of lubricating oil (insert RuberKnees 1 liner) on the threads as you are tightening - he knows what I’m like for snapping things
What the hell. Oooh nowt like a good bit of lube
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Nothing better for tightening nuts 
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I’ve just done mine. Needed a ball joint splitter and a draper 19mm ball joint fork. You will also need a g clamp press, plusgas and heat probably. Pretty simple job with the correct tools.
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Just be sparing with the heat, it can change the metals elasticity. Load pressure on the tool and tap around the ring holding the ball joint into the axle. This saves loading the tool excessively which rips the threads (which also should be oiled) 
