I replaced two bad ball joints and torque checked all steering and suspension equipment on the front end. Took the car in for new tires and alignment. Tire shop told me the left front ball joint was bad. I took the car home and replaced the ball joint again, and noticed that the ball joint was moving around inside the steering knuckle/spindle, not at the joint itself. I've looked everywhere for a new steering knuckle (junkyards, autozone, orielly's, and online) and I can't even find a part number for the damn thing. What are the chances that I can beat the spindle into submission to hold the ball joint tighter? There's a split at the location of ball joint/pinch bolt insertion that I think I could tighten up with a BFH, since I'm going to have to remove the spindle for replacement anyway.
Theres 2 ways too fix that!! one is get some brass shiw stock it comes in a roll get about .005 thick! wrap several layers around the knuckle pin where is goes into the socket and then tigthen it up that will remove the play also you can heat the socket with a torch and then take a hammer and shrink the hole opening but if you call beards salvage in tulsa okla they can and will sell/ship you one
Testimonial: "Good idea about wrapping the pinch bolt. thanks for the confidence boost on using a BFH to beat it tight, I thought it would work."
anyone thats been in the parts industry as long as i have know's!! what brass shim stock is i used it for over 45 years and was around in the days of model A's and T's and used in every machine shop around and no! once brass is fastened securely in a area needed to shimm! then it never wears out unless you don;t put enough there and allow movement ! the correct name of it is!! (BRASS SHIM STOCK) comes in a roll and they will make you buy a whole roll but well worth the investment cost about $12-15 pr roll depending on the gauge size and roll length
also check this site out it maybe of help to your quest
http://www.autopartsfair.com/ford-usedpa...
also check this site out it maybe of help to your quest
http://www.autopartsfair.com/ford-usedpa...
have you got a NAPA store? nearby or a machine shop? best 2 sources i know for getting it! or call or contact J.C. whitney
I know you probably have this fix already..Ive ran into that before..It wasnt that the spindle hole was wore ,,but the aftermarket part i bought was machined to small...I went back with ford and the pinch bolt tighten right up..
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Brass what? Is that an acronym? .005 thick. I think I'll try that, but won't brass wear out extremely quickly and end up loose again?
I'm not sure what you are talking about with the brass ??? stock. .005 is that mm or inches? Won't brass wear out extremely quickly and become loose again? Also, the pinch bolt is new and already fits very tight into the spindle, so I don't know if I can get it in with it wrapped with anything. The problem area is where the ball joint goes into the bottom of the spindle. That socket is worn, not the location of the pinch bolt. Thanks for the suggestions, please let me know about the brass.
Sorry, there was a typing error. I wanted to make sure you meant shim and not shlw, which you had typed. I'll give that a shot, thanks!
Where on earth can i buy brass shim stock? I've called every auto parts store, lowes, home depot, ace hardware, machine shops, and most of them don't even know what it is. I found it online, but I need it before next week.
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