| New lower ball joint wont fit! [message #122034] |
Sat, 16 April 2011 13:50  |
GMCNUSA
Messages: 283
Registered: August 2006
Location: Indianapolis, IN
Karma:
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I am replacing the lower ball joints on 76 coach and the new Moog ball joints will not fit. I can get one of the 5/16" bolts to go in but the other hole is about 1/16" out of alignment. The old ball joint which was not original fits very easily. I have 2 new Moog ball joints from Jim K and they both don't fit.
I have deburred all holes and the new ball joint casting which the ears are a part of is a bigger diameter then old ball joint by about 3/32nd on the diameter of the casting. The new one is against the turned up lip of the A arm and the stud seems to be all the way against the hole edge when I try to install 2nd 5/16 bolt thru A Arm and ear of ball Joint.
Anybody ran into this problem?
Larry Dilk
Indianapolis, IN
76 Eleganza II
Patterson 455,Turbo City TBI,
Just LOVE It!
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