[V8] Ball joint discussion...

[Ben Howell]

All *I* know, is that the part number you posted up is not the correct number for a V8 (or a 20v 200) no matter if you have G60's or UFOs. If you (or anyone) were to swap between an UrS housing and a UFO housing on a V8, you would NOT change the control arms. Obviously, the control arm itself would be different between the chassis', but the diameter of the ball joint pin is not.

Ben

-----Original Message-----
>From: ron_01056 at yahoo.com
>Sent: Jun 7, 2011 1:03 PM
>To: Ben Howell <bhowell at rmi.net>
>Cc: "v8 at audifans.com" <v8 at audifans.com>
>Subject: Re: [V8] Ball joint discussion...
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>Well when I ordered the control arms I specifically talked to the guy about them. Frombthe last discussion Scott J said that there were different ball joint diameters for the UFO housings VS the //scars G60 housings. He said Audi used a 18mm ball joint shank and NOT a 19mm. So like I said I wanted to make sure the guy new what I wanted. He even did some checking and got back to me the next day. I thought for sure the guy was going to give me the rite ones.
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> Oh well time to call this guy.....
>Thanx Ben.
>
> Ron 
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: Ben Howell <bhowell at rmi.net>
>Date: Tue, 7 Jun 2011 12:57:15 -0700 (GMT-07:00)
>To: <ron_01056 at yahoo.com>; v8 at audifans.com<v8 at audifans.com>
>Reply-To: Ben Howell <bhowell at rmi.net>
>Subject: Re: [V8] Ball joint discussion...
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>You have control arms for an early 200 or a 5000. You need control arms for a 20v 200 or a V8. The difference being the ball joint "pin" that engages the strut housing is bigger for the 20v's and V8's. So, no matter how tight you got the pinch bolt, it wasn't enough to clamp down on the smaller diameter ball joint.
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>You need: 441-407-151-A and 152-A ($67/ea at AutohausAZ)
>
>Ben
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>-----Original Message-----
>>From: ron_01056 at yahoo.com
>>Sent: Jun 7, 2011 12:42 PM
>>To: "v8 at audifans.com" <v8 at audifans.com>
>>Subject: [V8] Ball joint discussion...
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>>So the long and short of it is the ball joints/control arms I got just pop rite out of the housings. Can someone with ETKA tell me if these part numbers are rite for my car.
>> 437407151A.....I tossed the other box with part number. 
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>> I'm driving down the street and heard a pop then a horrible dragging sound. I get out qnd look qnd both my ball joints popped out of the bottoms of my UFO housings.
>> I had no issue with the old control arms, just was replacing some sad Billie sports and a busted H&R spring so I ended up getting everything....springs, shocks, bearings, strut mounts, tie rods, sway bar bushings ect.......even got new ball joint bolts and nuts of the rite grade.
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>> Ron
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