boxfile
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| posted on 13/5/05 at 09:22 AM |
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Top Balljoint
Has anyone got any tips on how to tighten the top balljoint nut up. I can't get the taper to hold in and as I try to tighten the nut the bajoint
spins in its housing. I'm using westfield alloy uprights which are the same as the cortina setup.
Thanks
I am not a number!
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nick205
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| posted on 13/5/05 at 09:31 AM |
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a gentle tap with a rubber faced hammer might help the taper to seat propoerly.
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flak monkey
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| posted on 13/5/05 at 09:32 AM |
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IIRC they dont have to be done up incredibly tight...cant remember the exact figure, but its about equal to a good yank on a spanner.
Try giving it it gentle tap into the taper with a soft hammer to see if it will lock, then do up the nut...
[edit] beaten to it 
David
[Edited on 13/5/05 by flak monkey]
Sera
http://www.motosera.com
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britishtrident
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| posted on 13/5/05 at 09:36 AM |
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Wipe the external and internal tapers with a non oily solvent such as meths, celulose thinners, acetone, nail varnish remover or petrol after it
dries fit and tighten , presssing home the taper with a lever as you tighten the nut.
If that doen't work tighten the taper using a plain nut then swap for the nyloc.
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boxfile
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| posted on 13/5/05 at 10:30 AM |
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Thanks guys
I tried tapping it not so gentle with a mallet but it wouldn't hold.
Best bet sounds looks like using a plain nut first.
Cheers
I am not a number!
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andyharding
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| posted on 13/5/05 at 12:44 PM |
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Scratch up the taper on the bj a bit by squeezing it with a big pair of grips. A bodge but it works well
Are you a Mac user or a retard?
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Rorty
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| posted on 15/5/05 at 04:57 AM |
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Are you sure the tapers are compatible? If they are, then the way I used to initially tighten troublesom balljoints was to cut or file a shallow slot
on the end of the stud threads and hold the stud from rotating with a screwdriver.
Some better quality balljoints actually have an in-hex in the ends of the studs so you can hold them with an Allen key.
Cheers, Rorty.
"Faster than a speeding Pullet".
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