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Client complaint about my ball joint press job made me change my whole approach
Last month a guy came back with a popped boot on a lower control arm I did six weeks prior, and he said I probably used too much grease and didn't seat the joint right. Turns out he was right I was rushing the install and not letting the press push fully into the knuckle before releasing pressure. Since then I started taking an extra 90 seconds to check the snap ring groove and it's saved me a come back how do you guys handle those tight press fit jobs?
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stellablack9d ago
Did your buddy ever figure out a trick for that or just start taking it slower too?
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stella_foster9d ago
That's a good question. My buddy never found a magic trick for it, he just had to accept that his body doesn't bounce back like it used to. He started taking it slower and actually listening when his knees or back told him to ease up. He says the best thing he did was stop comparing himself to how he was twenty years ago. It's frustrating, but sometimes you just have to adjust and be okay with that.
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