You have to get the parts cleaned up before you reassemble, a piece of dirt may be keeping you from getting the proper fit. It may also require a minor amount of filing. Get in touch with John, there is only the one ball joint. David Teitelbaum vin 10757 --- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "jedimasterglenn" <jedimasterglenn@...> wrote: > > I bought new lower ball joints, along with support retainer > reinforcements from SpecialTAuto. My mechanic is telling me that when > he puts the ball joint into the control arm, there isn't enough > clearance on the top side of the control arm to install a snap ring > which I guess holds everything in place. He's saying the fit is just > a hair too short to allow the snap ring. > > I have a call out to John at SpecialT and I'm sure he'll answer, but > in the interest of getting an answer to my mechanic by Monday, I > figured I'd also ask the group if anyone has had this problem or may > know what the solution is. I'm assuming there is only one size of > ball joint for our cars. I have an Oct 81 build and I belive the > control arms to be original. Any help is appreciated, including > installation instructions so that I can verify the mechanic is > following the correct proceedure (he has the shop book...but maybe > there's something different about the SpecialT ball joints?). > > Thanks! > Glenn > 5391 > To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:dmcnews-digest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx mailto:dmcnews-fullfeatured@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/