[T3] ball joints
Bobsnotch at aol.com
Bobsnotch at aol.com
Wed Mar 7 16:05:05 PST 2012
In a message dated 3/7/2012 1:54:15 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
csheridan at virtual-consulting.net writes:
Hi,
Has anyone changed their ball joints on their type 3 that wants to share
the following:
1) Did anyone damage their nuts removing the ball joints (the ball joint
nuts) because it appears
they need to reused on the new ball joints
2) Was a ball joint removal tool necessary or did people use a pickle
fork/5 lb sledge to knock them loose?
this is for a 1970 fastback.
thanks,
I just did this to my T-34 two weeks ago. I used Meyle brand ball joints
(made in Italy with German parts according to the box), and they came with a
new nut. I used a 30 mm socket on my 18 inch breaker bar to get them loose,
then off. After that, I used a 17 mm socket to remove the thru bolt, then
my old worn out craftsman flat blade screw driver to slightly spread the
gap where the thru bolt was. I then replaced the ball joints with the new
parts and reassembled, making sure the flats were parallel to the brake rotor.
Bob 65 Notch S with sunroof and IRS (Krusty)
64 T-34 Ghia (Wolfie)
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