[DeTomaso] control arm bushings, thick shoulder in or out???

JDeRyke at aol.com JDeRyke at aol.com
Wed Sep 19 22:03:44 EDT 2012


In a message dated 9/19/12 2:09:33 PM, kenn_green at yahoo.com writes:

> Is there a known safe amount to have the upper ball joint milled on one 
> side for more caster?
> 
> I milled mine 0.070"; others have cut a bit more. Its possible to cut into 
the grease chamber and thus destroy the balljoint since it would be 
unrepairable, so I leave a margin. 
>   
>      How tight should the nuts be on these?  They are lock nuts, and I can 
> add blue locktite, and I think that if I go too tight, the control arms 
> won't move without a lot of force.
>   
> Do you mean the cross-bolts that hold the ball joint ass;y, or the nut on 
top of the ball joint stud?

>      Do I need to use an impact wrench for the steering ball joint nuts?  
> I'm not sure how to get the tapered stud to stop turning otherwise.
>   They're only grade 5 bolts & nuts so I wouldn't use an impact driver. On 
> older model cars and bikes, we used to wipe the tapers with dry baking 
> soda before assembly. This stopped the tapers from spinning but caused exterme 
> problems getting the things separated again! You pay on one end or the 
> other, it seems. Good luck- J DeRyke


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