 Strut to a-arm to ball joint pin not fitting, did I get the wrong pin or will a bigger hammer work? |
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| neo914-6 |
  Jul 21 2008, 09:14 PM
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neo life  Group: Members Posts: 5,086 Joined: 16-January 03 From: Willow Glen (San Jose) Member No.: 159  |
the strut hole and notch in the a-arm ball joint shaft:
 the chamfered pin:  |
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| Dr Evil |
Jul 21 2008, 09:16 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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Does the post of your ball joint have a notch in it for the pin? It looks like you have an older style strut. The hole on the strut should be small on one end and big on the other like the pin.
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| michelko |
Jul 22 2008, 01:55 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 867 Joined: 30-November 03 From: Germany, Lambsheim Member No.: 1,404 Region Association: None |
Hi if there is a sloton the bottom of the strut, you have the old-style strut. That one uses just a screw.
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| neo914-6 |
Jul 22 2008, 03:38 AM
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neo life Group: Members Posts: 5,086 Joined: 16-January 03 From: Willow Glen (San Jose) Member No.: 159 |
Strut has a hole, the ball joint notch is more V shaped. Here's an older pic of a ball joint with a semi-circle notch vs V notch.
 It's 911 Boge with 914 a-arm. Pelican #'s same #'s, pic does not show the notch 911-341-049-01-M69 Ball Joint, 911/911 Turbo (1974-89) 911-341-049-01-M69 Ball Joint, 2 Per Car, 911 (1972-89)  same #'s 901-341-049-00-M69 Ball Joint, 911 (1972-89) has semi-circle notch 901-341-049-00-M69 Ball Joint, 914 1.7 (1970-06/72), 914-6 (1970-06/72) NOTE: use 900-075-111-08-OEM Bolt, Hex-Head M10 x 30, 911 (1965-73)  only 1 # for these, same as mine pictured above 911-341-119-06-M260 Threaded Pin for Ball Joint Attachment, 911 (1972-73) 911-341-119-06-M260 Threaded Pin for Ball Joint Attachment, 911 (1974-89) Elephant sells these decambered BJ's for $350. fits 72-89 and has the V notch...  This tells me the V notch is correct with the pin I have, now to figure why it's not aligning... |
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| chris914 |
Jul 22 2008, 04:20 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 489 Joined: 24-July 04 From: San Diego, CA Member No.: 2,393 Region Association: Southern California |
To get mine to align I used a jack to lift the arm. To protect the arm place a piece of wood between the two. Be careful not to push up on the heat shield.
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| neo914-6 |
Jul 22 2008, 05:08 AM
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neo life Group: Members Posts: 5,086 Joined: 16-January 03 From: Willow Glen (San Jose) Member No.: 159 |
QUOTE(chris914 @ Jul 22 2008, 03:20 AM)  To get mine to align I used a jack to lift the arm. To protect the arm place a piece of wood between the two. Be careful not to push up on the heat shield. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/idea.gif) You may be on to something, my first pic shows the V notch isn't in the center of the hole likely because the strut bottom corner is hitting the hanging a-arm. Will jack it up and install the pin again... |
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| 914Sixer |
Jul 22 2008, 07:37 AM
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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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Use a round punch to align hole. It seems like the wedge pin will only go in from the rear if I remember correctly.
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| neo914-6 |
Jul 27 2008, 11:16 PM
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neo life Group: Members Posts: 5,086 Joined: 16-January 03 From: Willow Glen (San Jose) Member No.: 159 |
QUOTE(914Sixer @ Jul 22 2008, 06:37 AM) Use a round punch to align hole. It seems like the wedge pin will only go in from the rear if I remember correctly. That did it, Thanks for all the suggestions everyone! One other problem I had was the hole was smaller than the dia of the pin because of the powdercoating. I had to file it with a rat tail file since I didn't have a drill slightly under 1/2" or a small honing tool. Ideally this should be done before mounting the strut... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif)  |
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