Re: [DML] Modifications to Byrne's LCA's (Ball Joints)

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I have never seen a ball joint top with a screw driver slot in it either and I have replaced a number of ball joints, upper and lower and I am in America. 
Sounds like it is a Bill thing?
Gary Masie

----- Original Message -----
From: Martin Gutkowski 
Date: Wednesday, May 2, 2012 9:01 am
Subject: Re: [DML] Modifications to Byrne's LCA's (Ball Joints)
To: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

> Never seen a ball joint with a screwdriver slot. Must be an 
> american car thing?
> 
> Martin
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> Date: Wed, 02 May 2012 12:21:49 
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> I cut my screwdriver slots at the same time I was drilling the 
> ball joints for grease fittings. I found it easy to do both 
> while the arms were loose on my workbench. Only took a couple of 
> swipes with an abrasive wheel in my Dremel tool. 
> 
> Most ball joints come with screwdriver slots -- this is hardly 
> an unusual modification.
> 
> Bill Robertson
> #5939
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> --- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Martin Gutkowski" wrote:
> >
> > The ball joint can be locked into the hub by putting a jack 
> under the arm and lifting it. Then you can do the nut up. No 
> modification necessary.
> > 
> > Martin
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> > -----Original Message-----
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> > Date: Wed, 02 May 2012 02:14:56 
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> > Subject: [DML] Modifications to Byrne's LCA's (Ball Joints)
> > 
> > I did make two modifications to Byrne's ball joints:
> > 1) Cut screwdriver slots in the end of the stems to hold them 
> still until they taper locked in the knuckles (the lock nuts 
> want to spin the stems before they have taper locked)
> > 2) Added grease fittings
> > 
> > Bill Robertson
> > #5939
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