upper Ball Joints Querie
#1
Posted 16 October 2006 - 05:33 AM
Please correct me if I am Wrong?
Ball joints are PowerMax brand sourced from Rares.
Thanks
Obey 1
#2 _82911_
Posted 16 October 2006 - 08:19 AM
I assembled mine with the rubber sandwiched between the control arm and the ball joint body as per fitting instructions from the manufacturer.
Then I had a ball joint shear all the retaining bolts (high tensile) the one that I did find, the nut had loosened 1/2 way down the bolt.
I wonder if the rubber flogs out and allows the tension on the fastener to relax and therefore releasing the tension on the nuts?Making them come loose....
I don't have any other explanation as to why a new joint with new high tensile bolts and nut assembled with loctite came loose...
Just something to be aware of i guess...
But yeah... factory installation calls for ther boot to sit between the arm and the joint.
Cheers Greg..
#3
Posted 16 October 2006 - 03:05 PM
Can you fit the rubber boot afterwards? Could you lockwire it on afterwards?
Sounds like a silly design to me... what are the options!?
#4
Posted 16 October 2006 - 04:06 PM
82911.. Dont like the sound of a ball joint letting go !!! Sounds Scary.
Cheers
Obey 1
#5 _CHIGS_
Posted 16 October 2006 - 07:11 PM
#6 _82911_
Posted 16 October 2006 - 09:46 PM
mine went "clunk at 180KPh through turn 1 at eastern creek...
Now that got my attention I tell you!
Cheers Greg..
#7
Posted 17 October 2006 - 03:04 PM
82911 - that sounds like a scary ride - I presume the retaining nuts were UNF thread and spring washers?
#8 _82911_
Posted 17 October 2006 - 03:27 PM
82911 - that sounds like a scary ride - I presume the retaining nuts were UNF thread and spring washers?
yeah that's right they were...
I now install the nut on the upper side, cut the threads down until only 1 turn of thread is exposed and peen the end of the bolts threads so they are captive.
Paranoid....
Fingers crossed....
Cheers Greg..
#9
Posted 17 October 2006 - 06:09 PM
You would not physically be able to torque up the 4 balljoint bolts without completely splitting the rubber.
I would expect the outcome you discovered Greg - once those bolts loosened off. In that type of a bolted join, it is the friction between the clamped surfaces that should take the shear force, not the bolts.
With a bit of slop in the holes so it can get a run up, those bolts would have no chance.
See if you can take those back and buy some others - I use the Repco sealed ones for a couple of reasons but I am not sure which are the best to use.
M@
#10 _JBird_
Posted 18 October 2006 - 12:15 AM
82911 what happened then???? Did you pull over or roll to your near-doom?
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