[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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