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Re: [T3] Anybody got ball joint boots?


On 13 Dec 99, at 22:53, Dan Hoopes wrote:

> did you test your joints to see if they are really good?  i like this
> method:  take some huge channel-lock pliers and compress the joint
> lengthwise.  if you see it compress more than a millimeter or two (anyone
> have better info?) then it is probably bad.

This method is fine, but see the Bentley manual for the right 
numbers. IIRC some such "play" is allowed in the one (upper or lower) 
but not in the other. The Bentley calls out the wear limits.

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Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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