Re: Am I Doing Something Wrong? LCA Balljoint Issue...
[Re: DAYCLONA]
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01/11/15 02:09 AM
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You didn't grease the ball joint before assy did you?
I did not... Should I have done that? Or did I screw it up?
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Re: Am I Doing Something Wrong? LCA Balljoint Issue...
[Re: stumpy]
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01/11/15 02:12 AM
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It looks to me like the nut is cross threaded. You should be able to run that nut down by hand a lot further then that.
I can't tighten it or loosen it by hand...
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Re: Am I Doing Something Wrong? LCA Balljoint Issue...
[Re: MuuMuu101]
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01/11/15 02:16 AM
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You didn't grease the ball joint before assy did you?
I did not... Should I have done that? Or did I screw it up?
Just checking as some individuals "pre grease" the ball joint before install thinking they're ahead of the gane, only causing it to spin while tightening...
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Re: Am I Doing Something Wrong? LCA Balljoint Issue...
[Re: MuuMuu101]
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01/11/15 02:51 AM
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I think if you loosen, not take off the ball joint from the spindle it would give you enough room to get a socket on the ball joint stud nut. You have pressure from the jack pushing the stud in. As stated above, the nut should turn on easily by hand, if not you either cross threaded the nut or the threads are jammed up so the nut will not thread on. Take the nut off, take a look and proceed to reassemble correctly .
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Re: Am I Doing Something Wrong? LCA Balljoint Issue...
[Re: MuuMuu101]
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01/11/15 03:32 AM
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It seems like the threads are flattened where the holes are for the cotter pins (hard to see in the picture). I'll ask my friend if he can bring a die next weekend.
How about getting a small brush (old toothbrush) and clean the dirt out of the threads.
Gotta be careful not to knick the threads while installing ball joints though the taper hole.
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Re: Am I Doing Something Wrong? LCA Balljoint Issue...
[Re: Jim_Lusk]
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01/11/15 04:02 AM
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Either the picture is weird or the stud is bad. Look and make sure the threads are straight (I don't think they are). What brand are the joints?
These are MOOG ball joints. The picture may be a little weird as it was taken in a poorly lit garage (I only have 2-4 lightbulbs on) and a camera phone with flash. But to the right of the stud, it looks weird due to the hole for the cotter pin. From my visual inspection about an hour or so ago, the threads looked like they were flattened around the area of the cotter pin.
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