[urq] another clunk....

[Justin]

No, I always use the highest grade steel on all my replacment hardware and
nylon lock nuts..(the bolt and nut that came with the ball joint kit....).
The reason the ball joint came out of the strut housing on my 4kq is
because, ......again, the securing bolt was not flush with the groove in the
ball joint.  :)..
.But I agree, using quality hardware on critical suspension parts is HIGHLY
recommended..
thanx,
Justin
----- Original Message -----
From: "Andrew Finney" <afinney1 at yahoo.com>
To: <cbrooks22 at cox.net>
Cc: <urq at audifans.com>
Sent: Friday, January 23, 2004 8:22 AM
Subject: Re: [urq] another clunk....


> snip-----------------------------
> Just as an incentive to double check the ball joint
> bolt...here is what
> can
> happen:  UGLY !!!  (from Mark  Swanson's site)
> snip------------------------------
>
> Justin, as a note, you might want to consider using
> higher grade hardware on that ball joint pinch bolt in
> the future. I can't say for sure whether this is the
> case, but I believe Audi used Grade 10 nuts and bolts
> for that pinch bolt because it's so critical. Maybe
> that nylock nut is high grade steel, I'm not sure.
>
> Andrew Finney
> 1983 and 1984 UrQs.
>
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