Originally Posted by OblivionLord
Screw the press. I did it all on my own.
Since i was going to throw out the old joint and all I just manslaughtered it by ripping whats left of the boot and tearing apart that damn ring. After that was done I simply hammered the joint out of the socket which wasnt hard at all. I then took the new joint and greesed the sides of it. Placed it in the correct position. The easiest way I pressed it in was used a hammer! I didnt hammer it dead on. What I did was lightly tap the left side of the top then the right and continued in that order for for a good amount of time till it went in all the way which it did. Afterwards I took a pair of needly nose pliers and put the points in the holes of the ring then spreaded it out. I finnaly inserted the ring around the join and Presto!
Easy as pie!
Now that's using your melon. You just discovered the same kind of inginuity that I found when using the welding clamps. Those weren't the reccommended tools for the job. Tehy just werkeded.
Dont be afraid to use a Big Farkin' Hammer if'n when you get bent. Sometimes that's what it takes.