[ROVERNET - UK] re:lower ball joint

Paul Smith Paul.Smith at auroraenergy.com.au
Mon May 9 23:24:40 BST 2005


Yes I rebuilt the joint so it is tight and full of grease.
Finding 56mm OD pipe is tricky...

PVS

-----Original Message-----
From: Ron Morey [mailto:morey814 at hotmail.com]
Sent: Tuesday, 10 May 2005 12:29 am
To: rovernet at lyris.ccdata.com
Subject: [ROVERNET - UK] re:lower ball joint


Paul, do you have the adjustable type? If it is not too worn out it is 
possible to wind the adjustment a little tighter. Failing this, I think you 
have already mentioned using a piece of pipe to drive the retaining ring and

the ball joint into the strut a little deeper. I have used this method 
although one does have to be careful, and the pipe has to be as large an OD 
as possible. I hate to see a non retained ball joint. It may be bad for your

health.
Ron.

>From: Paul Smith <Paul.Smith at auroraenergy.com.au>
>Reply-To: rovernet at lyris.ccdata.com
>To: "'rovernet at lyris.ccdata.com'" <rovernet at lyris.ccdata.com>
>Subject: RE: [ROVERNET - UK] Electrical mystery continued
>Date: Mon, 9 May 2005 14:24:18 +1000
>
>The one I'm putting in looks the same - it's off the 69 parts car, and I
>dismantled cleaned regreased.
>Yeah I have pretty much given up on getting it Home; I suspect Rover used a
>press with a nice jig.
>
>As I remember it the TC wound up the same way - could never get it to go
>down that last 10 thou.  It has never moved.
>The replacement one I bought for the TC is slightly bigger - such that it
>would not fit without a press.  So I didn't put it in.
>
>PVS
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Ron Morey [mailto:morey814 at hotmail.com]
>Sent: Monday, 9 May 2005 1:31 pm
>To: rovernet at lyris.ccdata.com
>Subject: RE: [ROVERNET - UK] Electrical mystery continued
>
>
>Greetings. In regard to the ball joint..is the shoulder thicker on the new
>one?
>Hope this helps. Ron.
>
> >From: Vern Klukas <vern at inkspotco.com>
> >Reply-To: rovernet at lyris.ccdata.com
> >To: rovernet at lyris.ccdata.com
> >Subject: RE: [ROVERNET - UK] Electrical mystery continued
> >Date: Sun, 08 May 2005 19:06:30 -0700
> >
> >Well, that pretty much exhuasts my ideas. You are "winding" the snap ring
> >in? As I recall, it is a turn and a half or maybe even two turns round, 
>You
>
> >have to start one end and kind of insert it a layer at a time. [If that
> >doesn't make sense to you, don't worry. It barely makes sense to me, lol]
> >
> >Maybe you just aren't hitting it hard enough!. Do you have a thin pipe or
> >something that would allow you to beat on the outer flange that the the
> >snapring traps.
> >
> >Last thing I suppose, as a bodge, would be to fit it with a healthy
> >application of locktite bearing retainer strength locking compound an 
>just
> >forgo the snapring.
> >
> >Yours
> >Vern
> >
> >>I had the pillar in the vice and thumped it in...
> >>Removal was via extractor that works as per the workshop manual, works
> >>well.
> >>I pulled it out 3 times looking for dags etc, couldn't find any.
> >>I can only just see the top of the groove once it stops going in.
> >>
> >>PVS
> >>
> >>-----Original Message-----
> >>From: Vern Klukas [mailto:vern at inkspotco.com]
> >>Sent: Monday, 9 May 2005 9:26 am
> >>To: rovernet at lyris.ccdata.com
> >>Subject: Re: [ROVERNET - UK] Electrical mystery continued
> >>
> >>
> >>>1.  The battery voltage started at 12.2
> >>>2.  I ran the engine, voltage was 13.3, 5 amps going in to battery.  
>That
> >>>seems normal.
> >>>3.  After the run, the voltage was 12.1!
> >>>4.  When I disconnected the battery the alternator output rose to 14.8,
> >>>which seems correct.
> >>>
> >>>I have left it sitting with the battery disconnected to see what 
>happens.
> >>>
> >>>Meanwhile I refitted the RH lower ball joint, but could not get it in 
>far
> >>>enough to get the snap ring back in.  Any ideas?
> >>
> >>Did you really clean the snap ring groove well? I've had that cause
> >>problems inserting the snap ring. If that's not it, perhaps a burr in
> >>the socket is standing proud. Can you get the joint back out without
> >>damaging it?
> >>
> >>Yours
> >>Vern
> >>
> >>>
> >>>PVS
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
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