HELP PLEASE..Susp. rebuild...
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From: Searcy Arkansas
HELP PLEASE..Susp. rebuild...
I just rebuilt the front end of my 78 with a complete poly bushing kit, new ball joints, springs,ect...ect...
Once I tightened the spindels onto the ball joints the left side moves freely (with little resistance)... the right side however is extremely hard to rotate even with the tie rod disconnected. I did not do anything different than on the left... Could it be a bad ball joint or could I have done something wrong with the installation? I have the wrenches out now and am hoping someone has an idea.
THANKS!!!!!!!!
Once I tightened the spindels onto the ball joints the left side moves freely (with little resistance)... the right side however is extremely hard to rotate even with the tie rod disconnected. I did not do anything different than on the left... Could it be a bad ball joint or could I have done something wrong with the installation? I have the wrenches out now and am hoping someone has an idea.
THANKS!!!!!!!!
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Instructor
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 211
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From: Searcy Arkansas
Well... I figured it out... Last night when I installed the ball joints my buddy apparently got a little anxious with the grease gun... I have never seen this before but when I pulled the zerk fitting on the lower joint & there was a lot of "grease pressure" inside. About a 1/2 ' stream of grease come out & then the joint started to move freely. I have seen grease shoot out the sides of the cups before but never just build up pressure... Does this make any sense to anyone?
try another one
