[s-cars] Re: a very rough Audi weekend

[james accordino]

--- Marc Swanson <mswanson at sonitrol.net> wrote:
I meant on the actual ball joint shaft.  The big
tapered thing that popped out.  It doesn't really hurt
the ability to remove it when you want to (maybe helps
by reducing rust in that area) and I'd like to think
it helps on accidental pop out.  I HATE
brake/steering/suspension failures.  Especially when
they happen to me.

> >  Also I use
> > Loctite blue on my taper/press fits.  Ball joint
> and
> > tie-rod ends.
>

Good, but I thought the stock ones were nylok style.
Mine have a groove at the top filled with a blue
plastic.  They only go finger tight to the blue band,
then it's socket all the way.  Come to think of it,
all my suspension/driveline nuts are the same.

> I went one step further and used a nylock style lock
> nut.  They seem to
> work very well.
>
> > nice car BTW
>
> Thanks Jim.  I'll use this incident as an excuse to
> fix all those dents
> I've been meaning to pop out while it is at the body
> shop anyway....

What dents?  Your car looks great.  Mine OTOH.
>
>
> --
> -Marc
> 87' 4ktq
> 88' 90q
> www.mswanson.com/audi
>


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