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| zeezee |
 Mar 28 2009, 04:14 PM
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Member  Group: Members Posts: 115 Joined: 16-October 08 From: san ramon, ca Member No.: 9,651 Region Association: Northern California  |
First - Thank you!
I would have stopped working on this car long ago if it wasn't for the folks here. 914World has been my oracle for my fun/damn car. And thanks to those that repeat the same thing over and over again in different threads. It is very helpful, when searching and when trying to understand the problem. Second - the early ball joint / strut bolt: I suspect my car has hit several curbs or the like. While there is little body damage, I have found a cracked/deformed A-arm, a ball joint that was pulled out of the strut, the other ball joint pin was bent. And both bolts mounting the ball joints to the struts were bent or broken. The bolts were SAE 8.8 - threaded all the way up the shank. I thought - This can't be right - silly PO! German enginering would have used a hardened bolt (SAE 10), with a solid (no threads) shank - threads on the last .5 inch. But, when I got my replacement hardware - it was ... SAE 8.8 - full thread bolt. Is this correct??? The old "good" bolt (the other was broken in half):  Ball joint pulled out of strut:  A small alignment/safety problem?  |
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zeezee Correct Early Ball Joint Hardware Mar 28 2009, 04:14 PM
jmill Doesn't seem right to me either. Wish I could... Mar 28 2009, 09:02 PM Cap'n Krusty Wrong bolt. Where'd you get it? The Cap... Mar 28 2009, 09:49 PM
zeezee
Wrong bolt. Where'd you get it? The Cap... Mar 29 2009, 12:06 AM Rick_Eberle PET lists it as "Bolt Hex Hd. M10 x 30"
... Mar 29 2009, 05:47 AM zeezee FWIW - Just got one from Pelican - the official pa... Apr 1 2009, 07:18 PM jt914-6 The 70-72 914's use the 10X30 bolt in the ball... Apr 1 2009, 07:53 PM zeezee
The 70-72 914's use the 10X30 bolt in the bal... Apr 2 2009, 10:53 AM jt914-6 If I'm not mistaken, one end of the strut is t... Apr 2 2009, 11:43 AM Wilhelm I was curious and did a search on McMaster.com and... Apr 2 2009, 01:28 PM Cap'n Krusty The correct bolt has an unthreaded shank, as you s... Apr 2 2009, 02:14 PM jt914-6 Is your bottom of the strut threaded? If so, it is... Apr 2 2009, 02:50 PM mskala When I got my -6 10 years ago, it had a 10.9 full-... Apr 2 2009, 06:19 PM zeezee Looking at my worn-out strut, threads surround hal... Apr 3 2009, 04:23 PM  |
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