reb78 Posted April 14, 2013 Share Posted April 14, 2013 Just a quick question regarding the self leveller ball joints.... How tight do they need to be done up at the housing on the chassis and on the a frame connection? They need to be tight plus Loctite where they are screwed into the ends of the strut, but how tight is the nut that holds them into the joint at each end?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
western Posted April 14, 2013 Share Posted April 14, 2013 Book says for refit, pack joint socket with general purpose grease, use loctite grade CVX on the joint nut threads & tighten, refit upper bracket 4 bolts to chassis & torque to 47nm, no torque load stated for the strut ball joint nuts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reb78 Posted April 14, 2013 Author Share Posted April 14, 2013 Book says for refit, pack joint socket with general purpose grease, use loctite grade CVX on the joint nut threads & tighten, refit upper bracket 4 bolts to chassis & torque to 47nm, no torque load stated for the strut ball joint nuts. Thanks Ralph. That's what left me puzzled. So how tight would you go? Do I go as tight as they will go, or not quite that far? Obviously you want some movement there as the angle will change as the strut pumps up the chassis, but too much movement and I'll have a lot of clunking. I haven't looked yet, but I wonder if the joint socket has a set amount of thread so you cant overtighten? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
western Posted April 14, 2013 Share Posted April 14, 2013 tight as they will go,so the pins will still move with a good strong push.you shouldn't be able to overtighten them, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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