I reinstalled my ball joints on my volvo with these and my volvo is riding nice. These easily paid for themselves. I can quickly knock out the old ones with my air hammer and then smack the new ones in with no stress. made the job pretty fast. I am not even sure i would want to attempt it with out this tool since I would be worried the whole time that I was cocked off to the sides too much.

Makes installing ball joints a breeze, and saves a boat load of time. Only downside is that it's basically a $130 tube you smack with a hammer, very pricey for what it is. Buy once, cry once.

I have two P2 platform Volvos: 2006 S60 2.5t sport package and XC90 3.2. The ball joints sort of easily slip into the XC with a tiny bit of help and by using the screws.The S60 has been a nightmare. They really only sell one size of ball joint for P2 cars, but the S60 knuckle is slightly smaller than XC90, so they are really really hard to insert. You can't really use a press as the knuckle is an odd shape and it slips off plus, the press fittings either sit on the rubber boot or go over the bolt holes.I've done every hack I've seen online - cut a pipe from a hardware store, used sockets, etc. However, the joint is very very tight and is pushed in and sits at a slight angle.This tool helped me pound the thing into the knuckle perfectly. It turned the job into a tolerable one. I still couldn't do it from underneath with the knuckle attached to the car (like I can with the XC90), but the only other option is to pay $ for someone else to do it.

Probably a little pricey, but it did a great job, ensuring I installed the ball joints accurately and without damage.

For those of you who have install new ball joints on a newer model Volvo, you absolutely must have this tool! I spent a good hour trying to install ball joints on my 2005 Volvo XC90.I ordered this tool out of frustration, and was surprised when it only took me a 1 minute to hammer the new ball joint into position. I've told my local parts store that I have the tool if anyone wants to rent it.

Works just like the factory tool