Mercedes Benz M-Class Front Rear Axle Ball Joint Socket

Cheaper than Baum Tools 385-0007 or hard to find OEM Mercedes Ball joint remover/installer tool.3/4" square drive and you might need 1/2 adapter and long cheater bar to install these lower ball joints in Mercedes w163. Also required heavy duty ball joint press kit and originals were pressed into the knuckle. Removed and installed all 4 original Mercedes Pressed-in Ball joints without any issues.- OTC 7249 Ball Joint, U-Joint, and Brake Anchor Pin Service Kit with Storage Case- Sunex 2302, 1/2 Inch Drive, 1/2" Female x 3/4" Male Impact Adapter, Cr-Mo Steel, Ball Detent, Tapered Square End, Meets ANSI StandardsThe bottom large nut on the Lemforder lower ball joint require full torque until it is fully seated and not able to turn. You will need to use pipe extension on the wrench for leverage.

Excellent product. I had one ball joint to install and it worked perfectly. I did need to use an impact wrench. That of course has nothing to do with the socket but rather with the ball joint. If you want to use this socket on an M-Class ball joint, I think you will need an impact wrench.

I thought this didn't fit the ring/castle nut on my ML320 rear lower ball joints. It turns out the ring nut on my Moog ball joints wasn't the standard size. It does fit the front ball joint nut. It is a bear tightening the nuts even with this socket. Please be aware this is a 3/4 drive socket and you'll need a 3/4 wrench or an adaptor.

Received socket quickly and used it the next day. Worked and fit nicely.

Worked as intended. I would not use an impact wrench though...

Item seems to be a pain in the ass to keep lined up as the teeth on this socket are short and with the ball joints being torqued to over 200 pounds the slightest misalignment causes the socket to slip off. I’m not sure this is the way Mercedes deigned the original tool or if the copier just decided to shorten the teeth but longer teeth would be beneficial as I gave up trying to keep this tool perfectly aligned and used a good hammer and chisel to complete the job.

The product stated it would fit a 2002 Ml320 however that was not the case. I decided to keep the product only because I had to pay shipping fee to have it shipped to me and for the return! It was a waste of money to do that hopefully I can find someone who can make use of this useless and waste of money product. One star only because I received it on time.

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