Ball Joint Torque

[Poison Heart]

How tight should the ball joints be?

[The Chief]

This on the steering rack? hmm not sure will have a look and see if i have anything in my manual when i get home tonight

[Poison Heart]

Not on the steering, the ball joints on the spindles.

[The Chief]

Ah i usualy tighten them till i cant anymore and put the split pin through

[A.X.]

If I were to do that, I'd snap the thing in two. Then again, I don't have skinny Brit arms.

[The Chief]

yeah i have seen the damage yu can do with a wheel brace, when we went to get the wheels balanced they couldn't get the damn nuts off

[starchief1959]

Wheel brace = Tire Iron, like Bonnet = Hood?????????????

Crazy Brits.

[A.X.]

I didn't want you guys to lose a wheel, driving down the road.

[Poison Heart]

haha ok, so thats my own strength tight, not 3/8 impact right right?

[A.X.]

LOL! Impact! Who uses those weak ass things?

Just tighten it up, and line up the crown to slip in the cotter pin. You'll be set.

[starchief1959]

Originally Posted by A.X.

LOL! Impact! Who uses those weak ass things?

Yep, nothing beats a breaker bar and a 4' long pipe. Except maybe a breaker bar and a 6' pipe.

[Poison Heart]

haha thats how I got the crank bolt off my Buick and the fklywheel bolts off my Pontiac. I think someone used a Cummins to torque those down. A BIG ASS PIPE made it easier though

[A.X.]

I guess if you have skinny Brit arms, a pipe would work.

[starchief1959]

Originally Posted by Poison Heart

haha thats how I got the crank bolt off my Buick and the fklywheel bolts off my Pontiac. I think someone used a Cummins to torque those down. A BIG ASS PIPE made it easier though

I had to pull my front damper bolt on the crank that way too. Took me, my dad and a friend with an 8' pipe on the end of a breaker bar to get it off. Still to this day can't believe that's what it took.

Guess we have Brit arms.

[A.X.]

Originally Posted by starchief1959

Guess we have Brit arms.

LOL!