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| aggiezig |
 Aug 15 2018, 10:59 PM
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We started putting together the front end tonight. Other than a few curve balls, most of the reassembly has gone off without a hitch. We got stuck with the drivers spindle and called it a night. The ball joint shaft does not want to slide into the spindle no matter how much we beat on it to persuade it.
I made sure that there was no powdercoat in the hole where the ball joint slides in. I can only get it to go about 1/8" in and that's using a sledge and wood block to beat up on the control / a-arm while holding down on the spindle / strut. The passenger side slid in with minimal effort, so not sure what's going on here. It's acting like the ball joint shaft OD is slightly too big. It's a brand new Lemfoerder BJ. Am I missing something here? Is it possible I got a "bad" ball joint? I'll measure and post the OD with my calipers tonight. I'm not sure how to get out of this predicament other than trying another new joint. Any feedback appreciated. |
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| tygaboy |
Aug 16 2018, 07:31 AM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,558 Joined: 6-October 15 From: Petaluma, CA Member No.: 19,241 Region Association: Northern California
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I had the same issue and it ended up that the opening had somehow gotten tweaked out of round enough that things wouldn't slide together. I had to do a bit of "massaging" at the edge of the opening and that did it. YMMV.
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aggiezig Spindle onto Ball Joint issues... Aug 15 2018, 10:59 PM
bdstone914 What year car? Ball joints are different. is the ... Aug 15 2018, 11:17 PM
aggiezig
What year car? Ball joints are different. is the... Aug 15 2018, 11:22 PM 914_teener
What year car? Ball joints are different. is th... Aug 16 2018, 07:08 AM SirAndy Is it possible I got a "bad" ball joint?... Aug 15 2018, 11:21 PM aggiezig
Is it possible I got a "bad" ball joint... Aug 15 2018, 11:23 PM mepstein I’m pretty sure the ball joint shafts are all th... Aug 16 2018, 06:19 AM falcor75 Are these all new parts to you or have you just ch... Aug 16 2018, 06:52 AM rgalla9146
Are these all new parts to you or have you just c... Aug 16 2018, 07:32 AM 914Sixer Did you clean the powder coat out of the hole? Sh... Aug 16 2018, 07:20 AM aggiezig Thanks for all of the tips.
The spindle / strut w... Aug 16 2018, 08:16 AM 914_teener Use a ream tool the same diameter as then ball joi... Aug 16 2018, 12:46 PM tygaboy :agree:
Or, if you're reamerless, you can VE... Aug 16 2018, 02:04 PM mepstein What about a drill bit the same size as the ball j... Aug 16 2018, 02:43 PM 914Sixer I would say there is something not right with the ... Aug 16 2018, 02:49 PM aggiezig Thanks everybody for the feedback
I took both pie... Aug 16 2018, 04:34 PM |
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