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04-07-2006, 09:57 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: GREEN BAY,WI
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Wrong ball joints?
I bought new lowering spindles for my 72 from GMCPAUL'S and was installing them last night. I put in new upper and lower ball joints while I was doing the job. I had the spindle in place,and was torquing down the upper ball joint but can't get it tight enough to see the hole for the cotter pin to go through. I can't get it tightened down enough it seems.The I looked at the other new one I have for the other side and its identical. I put the rest of it together and went to the other side,same thing on the other side too.
Anybody run into this problem? I called the parts place and they verified that they gave me the correct ones. Any thoughts,ideas would be appreciated. Thanks, Andy |
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04-07-2006, 11:46 AM
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Join Date: May 2001
Location: Benbrook, TX
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Re: Wrong ball joints?
Try the old spindle on the new ball joint. You may have the wrong year new spindles.
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04-07-2006, 04:28 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: WHITEVILLE N.C.
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Re: Wrong ball joints?
some spindles are for 73 & up trucks and require ball joints from these years. Mine did but I can't remember if it was the bottom or the top joint.
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04-07-2006, 05:16 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Williamsburg, Ohio
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Re: Wrong ball joints?
I believe the correct upper for a 71-72 spindle is a Moog K6124. Lower is K6117,
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