Upper ball joint spec
11-12-10, 12:45 PM
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Upper ball joint spec
I have failed safety twice now because of upper front ball joints. Replaced them from a donor and still failed. I have the service manual and it gives 9 to 30 in/lbs for tourque spec on the ball joint. The ones I put in passed that test. My mechanic however just puts a pry bar on the coil and lifts the UCA. How much play up/down play is acceptable? Is there supposed to be some wiggle room or do I really need new ones?
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11-13-10, 03:20 PM
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I got APXautoparts $130/side Ebay installed them last week nice & smooth now both my old ones were loose & knocking over gravel/rough bumps obvious up & down play with a pry bar & wheel off
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Not at all. I remember you and JimsGX saying the Arnott ones had the wrong taper on the ball joint so I was weary of that when I installed these but everything fit great.
When comparing to those I removed from the car, the old ones where thicker steel on the opposite ends from the ball joint (I'm assuming the ones I removed were OEM) but that's about it. Time will tell if the boot on the ball joint stands the test of time.
When comparing to those I removed from the car, the old ones where thicker steel on the opposite ends from the ball joint (I'm assuming the ones I removed were OEM) but that's about it. Time will tell if the boot on the ball joint stands the test of time.
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11-15-10, 07:44 PM
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Not at all. I remember you and JimsGX saying the Arnott ones had the wrong taper on the ball joint so I was weary of that when I installed these but everything fit great.
When comparing to those I removed from the car, the old ones where thicker steel on the opposite ends from the ball joint (I'm assuming the ones I removed were OEM) but that's about it. Time will tell if the boot on the ball joint stands the test of time.
When comparing to those I removed from the car, the old ones where thicker steel on the opposite ends from the ball joint (I'm assuming the ones I removed were OEM) but that's about it. Time will tell if the boot on the ball joint stands the test of time.
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