How to tighten this nut?
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How to tighten this nut?
I'm finishing up installing the gsr front brakes, but Im having problems tightening the nut on the ball joint that contects to the lower control arm, the thing will just keep spinning after the nut gets on there to a point. How do you tighten that nut down? Also is this why when I took it for a test drive around the block that the steering wheel felt very easy to turn? (I dont have p/s)
Any help would be great
Any help would be great
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Re: How to tighten this nut? (TedR719)
make sure that the ball joint is not stripped. if it is not, just tighten the bolt till you can fit the pin in that will lock the nut in place...
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Re: How to tighten this nut? (TedR719)
2004.10.16
In case you tighten the nut down and CAN'T get the cotter pin to fit into that castle nut...
I'd say your ball-joint is broken. The threads should NOT spin. Should tighten down like a regular threaded bolt. And yes, if the joint is broken bad enough, the steering on your car will feel loose (less handling, less cornering power).
If your car is still in the repair phase of your work, get your ball joint replaced. It'll save you from a nice "Clunk-KA-chunk" when you finally break that joint completely down as you turn.
Good luck!
In case you tighten the nut down and CAN'T get the cotter pin to fit into that castle nut...
I'd say your ball-joint is broken. The threads should NOT spin. Should tighten down like a regular threaded bolt. And yes, if the joint is broken bad enough, the steering on your car will feel loose (less handling, less cornering power).
If your car is still in the repair phase of your work, get your ball joint replaced. It'll save you from a nice "Clunk-KA-chunk" when you finally break that joint completely down as you turn.
Good luck!
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Re: How to tighten this nut? (OptionMan)
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In case you tighten the nut down and CAN'T get the cotter pin to fit into that castle nut...
I'd say your ball-joint is broken. The threads should NOT spin. Should tighten down like a regular threaded bolt. And yes, if the joint is broken bad enough, the steering on your car will feel loose (less handling, less cornering power).
If your car is still in the repair phase of your work, get your ball joint replaced. It'll save you from a nice "Clunk-KA-chunk" when you finally break that joint completely down as you turn.
Good luck!
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In case you tighten the nut down and CAN'T get the cotter pin to fit into that castle nut...
I'd say your ball-joint is broken. The threads should NOT spin. Should tighten down like a regular threaded bolt. And yes, if the joint is broken bad enough, the steering on your car will feel loose (less handling, less cornering power).
If your car is still in the repair phase of your work, get your ball joint replaced. It'll save you from a nice "Clunk-KA-chunk" when you finally break that joint completely down as you turn.
Good luck!
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Re: How to tighten this nut? (OptionMan)
damn i guess both joints need to be replaced.
Will it be safe enough to drive even if I can get the castle nut in it all the way?
Will it be safe enough to drive even if I can get the castle nut in it all the way?
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Re: Safe to Drive?
2004.10.17
>>>>TedR719
I wouldn't drive the car with loosely fastened ball joints. You never know when "something" will occur.
Besides, just call up a shop for parts, reserve them in your name (say you'll be popping in a few minutes to pick them up), check to make sure the new joints are the same, and replace them in the car.
If you don't have tools or knowledge available about ball joint replacement (they can be a REAL pain at times) get the car to a mechanic. In this case, get it TOWed to the shop... less honking by other people as you cruise through town at like 3 mph.
Again, good luck!
>>>>TedR719
I wouldn't drive the car with loosely fastened ball joints. You never know when "something" will occur.
Besides, just call up a shop for parts, reserve them in your name (say you'll be popping in a few minutes to pick them up), check to make sure the new joints are the same, and replace them in the car.
If you don't have tools or knowledge available about ball joint replacement (they can be a REAL pain at times) get the car to a mechanic. In this case, get it TOWed to the shop... less honking by other people as you cruise through town at like 3 mph.
Again, good luck!
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Re: How to tighten this nut? (Russ713)
i have a the same problem yesterday which i found a way to keep it from not spinning. i was doing my tranny.
put a jack under the control arm. jack it up high enough so it can hold the bolt alittle to pressure it from spinning, then tighten the bolt up.
put a jack under the control arm. jack it up high enough so it can hold the bolt alittle to pressure it from spinning, then tighten the bolt up.
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Re: How to tighten this nut? (Russ713)
the trick is to make sure that there is not any grease between the ball joint and the control arm. Use a rags to run throung the hole of the control arm, and then spray them both with brake/carb cleaner. the will cause a friction between the two and you will be able to tighten the nut up good. I can't see why anyone would drive ther car with those bolts not even tight... not the brightest idea. You more then likely bent the ball joint, if you drove it around loose.
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impact gun will tighten that little ******. I had mine spin on me when I put my first set of lowering springs on a week after I bought the car (00Si with 250 miles on it). I couldn't get the thing to quit spinning so I got an impact wrench and went to town on it. Few trigger pulls later it was on there.
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