Re: [DML] Next project.

["Stephen Jaeger" <sjaeger@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

As far as I can tell, the ball joints I replaced last year were the
originals. I was just doing the one this time because of the split boot.

Steve
----- Original Message -----
From: "Joseph Kuchan" <josephkuchan@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, May 24, 2005 8:43 AM
Subject: RE: [DML] Next project.


> One question I have is why do your ball joints seem to need replacement so
> often?
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> -Joe Kuchan
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> >From: "Stephen Jaeger" <sjaeger@xxxxxxxxxxx>
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> >To: <dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >Subject: [DML] Next project.
> >Date: Mon, 23 May 2005 20:27:28 -0700
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> >I just completed the change out of my trailing arm bolts so now it's on
to
> >my next project. Or actually it's back to my previous project. Last year
I
> >changed the upper and lower ball joints on my car. Now, I noticed that
the
> >rubber boot on the right side lower ball joint has split.
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> >Taking the front suspension apart does not concern me since I did it once
> >already. The problem is that during the alignment last time, the lower
ball
> >joints popped out of the control arms. The new ball joints did not come
> >with spring clips to hold them in like the old ones. A quick call to the
> >supplier confirmed this. He said I needed to install a shim around the
ball
> >joint so that it wedges tightly into the control arm. The alignment shop
> >never heard of this. So I had the shop press them back in and tack weld
> >them in place (I read about that somewhere). Now, in order to replace the
> >ball joint this time I need to grind off the welds. I don't want to go
> >through this again, so my question is, what has others done to lock in
the
> >ball joints into the control arms to prevent this from happening?
> >
> >Thanks
> >Steve
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