Good work guys, for anyone else this job can be really difficult the heat does help a lot along with a wire brushing the area. I'd advise plenty of oil on the clamp thread to stop it from stripping, and the joints should go back in easy if there's any resistant they are at the wrong angle or hitting part of the clamp setup hope that helps.

Just a note from my experience 3 weeks back. Wire wheel the hell out of it before starting pressing. I personally didn’t need so much heat and I applied it sparingly whilst trying to press so as not to get too hot. Also don’t make my mistake, take the boot off before pressing in the top joint, I cut the boot by accident and had to get new boots. Thanks for all your videos, helped me loads.

Thanks for all your videos. Dude, this was the biggest PITA maintenance I’ve ever done on my ‘01 Disco 2 V8. Even rebuilding my Thor engine was easier than R2 the damn ball joints. I wish someone made ball joints with zerk/grease fittings or ball joint deletes like for Jeeps. Cheers from a Yank in Suffolk! 🇺🇸🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Had my ball joints done on Big Lollopy at the garage. When it came back I noticed they had spot welded the joints to the hub carrier. The ball joints can only be replaced 3 times. After that, a new axle casing is required. My joints must have been too sloppy!

Oil the threads in the tool before you use it