Ball Joints
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Ball Joints
When you put the nut on the ball joints and line up the hole in the castle nut, is the nut supposed to be loose? When I tighten the castle nut tight it goes way past the hole for the cotter pin. Thanks
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Hi m71,
No, the nut should tighten the spindle against the tapered stud of the ball joint so the nut can be torqued.
Regards,
Alan
You can see the taper.
No, the nut should tighten the spindle against the tapered stud of the ball joint so the nut can be torqued.
Regards,
Alan
You can see the taper.
Last edited by Alan 71; Apr 16, 2017 at 03:02 PM.
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Thanks Alan, they are tapered but not by much. I'm going to order the correct ones from zip, these were from o'reilys.
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Hi m71,
That surprises me…. I'd think even something from OR should work.
Did you run into this situation on all 4 ball joints?
The holes in the spindles haven't been enlarged in some way have they?
It's that interface…. balljoint shaft/spindle hole…. that has to be right.
Regards,
Alan
That surprises me…. I'd think even something from OR should work.
Did you run into this situation on all 4 ball joints?
The holes in the spindles haven't been enlarged in some way have they?
It's that interface…. balljoint shaft/spindle hole…. that has to be right.
Regards,
Alan
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From: Palm Bay FL
Hi m71,
That surprises me…. I'd think even something from OR should work.
Did you run into this situation on all 4 ball joints?
The holes in the spindles haven't been enlarged in some way have they?
It's that interface…. balljoint shaft/spindle hole…. that has to be right.
Regards,
Alan
That surprises me…. I'd think even something from OR should work.
Did you run into this situation on all 4 ball joints?
The holes in the spindles haven't been enlarged in some way have they?
It's that interface…. balljoint shaft/spindle hole…. that has to be right.
Regards,
Alan
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You "could" use a washer or two under the nut to get the hole lined up.
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