RK
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| posted on 24/9/07 at 11:58 PM |
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stripped threads lower fnt wishbone/ball joint
as in title. I was as careful as could be. The ball joint will not thread in. HELP!
[Edited on 25/9/07 by RK]
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Avoneer
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| posted on 25/9/07 at 06:27 AM |
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You were using the correct nut weren't you?
Pat...
No trees were killed in the sending of this message.
However a large number of electrons were terribly inconvenienced.
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John.Taylor
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| posted on 25/9/07 at 07:39 AM |
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I did the same thing trying to pull the lower ball joint through the hole in the hub by tightening it up with a torque wrench. I eventually stripped
the thread by tightening it too much, then couldn;t remove the nut to get the ball joint back out!
I ended up cutting the nut off and fitting a new ball joint which is tightened up as much as I dare (but less than I'd like), but is on my list
of thing to put right when it's build and done a few miles bedding in on the road.
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Bluemoon
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| posted on 25/9/07 at 08:02 AM |
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Bad feeling that I've over torqued this one two. On my list of must do's (remove nut inspect, replace as required), the problem I had was
assuming the same torque as on the sierra. I think this is to high as the thread pitch is different...
This is the silly kind of thing that MK should put in the build manual... I would like a list of "correct" torque settings. With
experience you probably don't need the table, but most builders have not developed a feel for torquing bolts correctly, as it's there
first experience of this.
Dan
[Edited on 25/9/07 by Bluemoon]
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Peteff
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| posted on 25/9/07 at 09:09 AM |
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Buy a new one and start again. Tighten it up with a combination ring spanner and if it hurts your hand stop trying so hard. I only use torque wrench
when I'm doing engine work. If you are using a click type you have to stop when it clicks, not try it again to make sure. They give too much
leverage in inexperienced hands.
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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adithorp
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| posted on 25/9/07 at 11:18 AM |
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I'll second that. However it is an experience thing and everone in the trade spent time getting a b****king daily for stripping threads!
Fit a new one and learn from your misstake.
adrian
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RK
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| posted on 25/9/07 at 10:42 PM |
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Wouldn't know where to start looking. Is it available in North America? It came with my kit you see.
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