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On 20 Jan 2002, at 16:40, Mark Fuhriman wrote: > ?? My '69 has (I'm pretty sure) its original ball joints, and they are just > fine. They have plastic plugs for the zerk fittings. Maybe they sometimes > didn't last because people greased them too frequently or over-greased them, > causing the boots to split. I'm doing everything I can to keep my original ball > joints happy. I don't think I'll find OEM quality for $20ea! When I re-did the > ball joints on my old '70, the new joints (Cofap, $25ea I think) did not feel as > stiff as the originals when I wiggled the stems on the bench. Amen! The originals have spring loaded ball joint sockets, while the aftermarket ones I have seen are fixed. The latter just become loose as soon as they wear a bit. > John, I'd try slipping the boots back over your original joints and securing > them with baling wire. Then pump in just enough grease to make the boot feel > firm, but not hard! Even that would be too much grease! You need to stop as soon as grease starts to get out into the boot volume. Those boots have to flex a lot in use and there isn't time for the grease to "slosh" from back to front inside them. ;-) - ******************************* Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, Wisconsin, USA ******************************* ------------------------------------------------------------------- List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list or mailto:help@vwtype3.org