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ball joint, under torqued? |
Jerry75914 |
Aug 4 2010, 09:29 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 124 Joined: 13-October 08 From: Half Moon Bay, CA Member No.: 9,640 Region Association: Northern California |
Hi all!
I was not quite able to get to the manual's spec of 180 ft lbs when I was putting in my new ball joints ( this is the late style '75). One is at about 140 ft lbs, the other around 120. At that point the wonderful socket I ordered gave up on me and started stripping. Am I close enough, or am I creating a safety issue for myself? Thanks! |
realred914 |
Aug 4 2010, 09:39 AM
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Senior Member Group: Retired Members Posts: 1,086 Joined: 1-April 10 From: california Member No.: 11,541 Region Association: None |
Hi all! I was not quite able to get to the manual's spec of 180 ft lbs when I was putting in my new ball joints ( this is the late style '75). One is at about 140 ft lbs, the other around 120. At that point the wonderful socket I ordered gave up on me and started stripping. Am I close enough, or am I creating a safety issue for myself? Thanks! id keep trying for the 180 ft lbs the 120 is 33% too low! why cant you get the require torque? if the socket fails before 180 ft lbs, that just means a cheapo socket, get one that is up to the task. or if an alignment is in the works, ask the alignment shop to torque it down, they shoudl have the right tools. good luck, torque it down!!!! PS call up five points tires in redwood city or custom alingmnet in mt view. these two shops should have the right tools, they do 914's and other wierd cars, they will know how to set up the aligment and probably have the correct shims and tools for the 914 |
Jerry75914 |
Aug 4 2010, 09:43 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 124 Joined: 13-October 08 From: Half Moon Bay, CA Member No.: 9,640 Region Association: Northern California |
thanks! I had the same idea as well. I work near Custom, so I might just do that. The socket wasn't cheap, but it was definitely a piece of (IMG:style_emoticons/default/stromberg.gif)
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