Alright. Attempting to rebuild front end. Excessive threads once ball joints torqued.
04-01-2024, 08:28 PM
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Alright. Attempting to rebuild front end. Excessive threads once ball joints torqued. Hey all,
Finally got some motivation to work on the old girl. Have a few odds and ends to finish before I can get it to my exhaust guy. Using UMI tubular upper and lower control arms, both sides have way too much thread when I attempted to torque the ball joints down. Oddly enough the only one that is "good" is the passenger lower. Some say use hardened washers, some say try to find taller castle nuts. Tie rods are brand new Moog units as well. If I hop on my phone real quick I took a picture where the drivers side's castle nuts all line up with the cotter pin slot hand tight only.
Finally got some motivation to work on the old girl. Have a few odds and ends to finish before I can get it to my exhaust guy. Using UMI tubular upper and lower control arms, both sides have way too much thread when I attempted to torque the ball joints down. Oddly enough the only one that is "good" is the passenger lower. Some say use hardened washers, some say try to find taller castle nuts. Tie rods are brand new Moog units as well. If I hop on my phone real quick I took a picture where the drivers side's castle nuts all line up with the cotter pin slot hand tight only.
