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| jimkelly |
 Jan 4 2013, 06:40 PM
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Delaware USA  Group: Members Posts: 4,969 Joined: 5-August 04 From: Delaware, USA Member No.: 2,460 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region  |
can a early ball joint be - physically - installed onto a late strut?
>>i assume yes can a late ball joint be - physically - installed onto an early strut? >> i assume no i guess i should just slide both ball joints out of the struts and see what i have. i think i'll need to replace the late strut with an early strut because i think i have early ball joints - i know i have early style calipers. Attached image(s)  
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| Mark Henry |
Jan 4 2013, 08:55 PM
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that's what I do! Group: Members Posts: 20,065 Joined: 27-December 02 From: Port Hope, Ontario Member No.: 26 Region Association: Canada |
I just realized, or should I say Mike Hyde pointed it out, that I have 914-6 struts and a '74 so I guess I also have the wrong ball joints.
I'm using the aluminium Brembo caliper. |
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| Dr Evil |
Jan 4 2013, 09:08 PM
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Send me your transmission! Group: Members Posts: 22,995 Joined: 21-November 03 From: Loveland, OH 45140 Member No.: 1,372 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region 
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Early struts have a through bolt with threads.
Late struts have a pinch bolt with a nut on the threaded end. Early ball joints have a C shaped groove for the through bolt. Late ball joints have a V notch for the pinch bolt. The Ball joints can not be safely or correctly interchanged. I would need a pic of the other sides of the struts to tell what you have. |
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| Dr Evil |
Jan 4 2013, 09:11 PM
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Send me your transmission! Group: Members Posts: 22,995 Joined: 21-November 03 From: Loveland, OH 45140 Member No.: 1,372 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region
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Your lower pick looks as if there is a hex head on the back side of the fastener. Thus, both would be old style and the bottom pic shows a bolt threaded into the threaded end with the top pic showing a long bolt with a nut on the end, which is common if the strut threads are stripped.
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| 914Sixer |
Jan 4 2013, 10:03 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 8,882 Joined: 17-January 05 From: San Angelo Texas Member No.: 3,457 Region Association: Southwest Region
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From what I see in the pictures, the one on the left is the old (early) type with the bolt. The picture on the right looks to be a wedge pin (late) type. The base on early struts has a cut sliced out of it to the center. Late struts have a solid base with round holes and no threads on one side.
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| jimkelly |
Jan 4 2013, 10:07 PM
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Delaware USA Group: Members Posts: 4,969 Joined: 5-August 04 From: Delaware, USA Member No.: 2,460 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
doc - you are exactly right. was was sort of figuring this out when scottyb pmed me with exactly what you have written.
i am ok with a long bolt used for this reason, and relieved that all else is early style, not in need of swapping out any parts -whew (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beer3.gif) Attached image(s)  
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| Eric_Shea |
Jan 4 2013, 10:47 PM
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PMB Performance Group: Admin Posts: 19,275 Joined: 3-September 03 From: Salt Lake City, UT Member No.: 1,110 Region Association: Rocky Mountains  |
Both struts have split bottoms so... Both struts are early style. You're fine.
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