[s-cars] Front Suspension - Lower Pinch Bolt Question

[Manuel Sanchez]

Peter,

Thanks, I'll try it the same way.

Regards,

manny

95.5 urS6 Avant


On Oct 4, 2010, at 9:06 AM, Peter Schulz wrote:

> Manny:
>
> If it helps at all, I had to pop the passenger side ball joint the  
> other weekend to replace a torn outer CV boot.
>
> Upon reinstallation, I also had trouble with the ball join pinch  
> bolt not easily going through the pinch slot on the strut upright.
> Not wanting to damage the bolt thread by tapping it in with a  
> hammer, I levered the same pry bar I used to pop the joint to  
> relieve some pressure and inserted the pinch bolt fully.
>
> I'll leave the rest of the description for the remedial class with  
> a sex therapist.
>
> -Peter
>
> On Oct 4, 2010, at 8:34 AM, Manuel Sanchez wrote:
>
>> Fellow S-heads,
>>
>> I am in the process of re-installing the hub/strut uprights back into
>> the S6 and I have a question regarding the lower control arm ball
>> joint with regard as to where it should be located for proper
>> tightening.
>>
>> One one side of the car the ball joints male end is crammed into the
>> female portion (OK,OK, this is an easy softball for your knucklehead
>> jokes) of the strut housing upright further than the other other
>> side. The side that is penetrating deeper (ducks and covers) would
>> seem to interfere with the axle, in that the tip of the ball joint
>> shaft is touching a portion of the axle. The other side of the car
>> does not have such deep penetration. I did not pry this joint apart
>> during removal (which does not mean that someone else did not I
>> suppose).
>>
>> So the big question is, how far should the lower control arms
>> balljoint shaft stick out (if at all) above the strut housing
>> uprights joint.
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>
> -Peter Schulz
> Chelmsford Ma, USA
> http://www.naaclub.org/
>
> 1995.5 S6 Avant Emerald/Ecru
> 1995.5 S6 Avant Silver/Platinum
> 1991 90Q 20v Q Red
> 1991 90Q 20v Indigo
> 1991 CQ silver  (eS2 recipient)
>
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