a very rough Audi weekend

[JShadzi at aol.com]

Yes, I've heard this too, but lets face it, the nastly vibrations a strut housing encounters will overpower or reverse any of this philisophical wrangling below - if the nut falls off your ball joint fastener, you're screwed, doesn't matter which way its facing.

I think the idea is to use the right fasteners and ensure they're torqued properly, and not to take any peace in thinking you're safe because the bolt is facing one way or the other.  I've never had a failure here, most people haven't, I always use new lock nuts whenever I'm in the ball joint area, and replace the bolt if need be.

Javad

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>Hey, since this is a safety topic, I think that bolt is the wrong way.  It is said that braking forces are much stronger than acceleration forces, and that it is best to have the bolt go in from the back.  This way if you somehow lose the nut, the bolt is less likely to be lost from braking forces.
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>At least that's what I remember Phil Payne stating, and it makes sense to me.
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>Ken
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