Upper Ball Joint Boot-rrrr
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That little bugger of a metal retaining spring . .. rrrrrrrrr. Making me crazy. Spent 20 min last night figuring out how to put it on without damaging it or the boot.
Now I have to load up the suspension so I can tighten the upper ball joint. I can't find the torque spec on that off hand. Printed AO's and Rob's spec sheets but can't find them yet.
Still, love tearing into this thing. It is fun and I get to play with my air tools.
Of course, I am now on my 5th air ratchet. 4 of the Craftsman $69.00 versions (replaced all for free). One $99.00 "Professional" Craftsman is what I have now because the Ingersol Rand ones were sold out at sears.
If this Craptsman fails, I am going to just get a Chicago Pneumatic and be done with it.
Now I have to load up the suspension so I can tighten the upper ball joint. I can't find the torque spec on that off hand. Printed AO's and Rob's spec sheets but can't find them yet.
Still, love tearing into this thing. It is fun and I get to play with my air tools.
Of course, I am now on my 5th air ratchet. 4 of the Craftsman $69.00 versions (replaced all for free). One $99.00 "Professional" Craftsman is what I have now because the Ingersol Rand ones were sold out at sears.
If this Craptsman fails, I am going to just get a Chicago Pneumatic and be done with it.
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Hey Jeff, just did mine last week ;-) All the 19 MM bolts (upper and lower BJs and also the tie rod) are 63 Ft-lbs. Yes, the spiral wire retainer on the large end is a little wacky to wind around there. Did you remember the retaining ring on the small end of the boot?
To tighten my upper, I was able to use a big c-clamp to compress the spindle and arm ... once you run the nut on a ways, the taper holds and then it's easy to tighten the rest of the way.
Enjoy!
To tighten my upper, I was able to use a big c-clamp to compress the spindle and arm ... once you run the nut on a ways, the taper holds and then it's easy to tighten the rest of the way.
Enjoy!
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Tom, didn't have a ring there on the first side. Perhaps it fell off. I'll just do a small zip tie. Thanks for the heads up!
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Got it. Once you get the hang it goes on in under a minute. Thanks guys. Now onto taking the timing belt covers off and then removing the air pump. Lots of WYAIT stuff. Sitting on lift bars is good motivation to do lots of stuff. gonna make a new power steering return hose too. That's for Friday night.