[T3] ball joints

[Bobsnotch at aol.com (Bobsnotch at aol.com)]

In a message dated 3/7/2012 8:19:25 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
dave at hallvw.clara.co.uk writes:

Looking  at Bob's method to remove the ball joint nuts first, I guess that
would  remove the tension anyway, so you wouldn't be at risk of damaging  
the
threads as the bolts are removed from the split clamp.  Mostly,  the
ball-joints don't get removed, so the pinch bolts get damaged if  the
steering knuckle is removed for any reason.




Yeah, I used the floor jack to keep the upper ball joint tight to the  
trailing arm when I removed the nut, then let the jack down to release it. Once  
you have the top ball joint off the trailing arm, the entire spindle is  
load free. And yes, I was very aware of the pinch bolts, that's why I chose 
that  method.  

Bob 65 Notch  S with sunroof and IRS (Krusty)
64 T-34 Ghia  (Wolfie)
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