 New Shock Replacement, what about Ball Joints?? |
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| 914werke |
 Mar 14 2004, 12:21 PM
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"I got blisters on me fingers"  Group: Members Posts: 10,102 Joined: 22-March 03 From: USofA Member No.: 453 Region Association: Pacific Northwest 
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(IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif) Ok Im struggling to get the castlated nuts of the A-Arms. they are not budging using makeshift tools (tried the chisel approach and the pipe wrench)
Whats the trick? Do they have reverse threads or are is this just generally a SOB? |
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| bob174 |
Mar 14 2004, 12:27 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 125 Joined: 9-January 03 From: League City, TX Member No.: 122 |
I'm tellin' ya man, a BF pipe wrench works like a champ! Put a cheater on it (I have a hunk of steel pipe that I used to extend the length of the pipe wrench). Those bad boys are on there. I don't think this is unusual, they're just generally a SOB. Keep cranking on them.
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| Bleyseng |
Mar 14 2004, 12:30 PM
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Aircooled Baby! Group: Members Posts: 13,035 Joined: 27-December 02 From: Seattle, Washington (for now) Member No.: 24 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
If you are taking off the ball joints then pop out the little cotterpin, soak the big nut in PB Blaster. Hit it a few times to let the oil settle in. Then use a large drift to loosen the nut.
If you are taking off the tie rods then its about the same except use some heat too. Geoff |
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| SirAndy |
Mar 14 2004, 03:03 PM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 41,658 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
just did the ball joints last night. if you're not sure about their age and condition, replace 'em.
mine were toast and made for some funny suspension weirdness under heavy braking. Andy |
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| Aaron Cox |
Mar 14 2004, 03:09 PM
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Professional Lawn Dart Group: Retired Admin Posts: 24,541 Joined: 1-February 03 From: OC Member No.: 219 Region Association: Southern California |
ball joints are fun and easy to replace. i made my Pa buy the porsche tool (IMG:style_emoticons/default/happy11.gif) and i used an electric impact wrench. came off like that (snapping fingers). pull the cotterpin, funky munky washer, and then use brute force on the sucker! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/clap56.gif)
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