How were the ball joints when you installed them? They should move freely just
by twisting with your hands. If that is the case then the ball joints are OK.
Is it that your steering is locked, or tight? With the suspension fully
extended down you can expect stiffness from my experience. You might check if
your ball joints are jammed against the side of the socket when fully extended
which would inhibit free movement. There is a rubber stop that goes under the
lower spring pan. Is that installed?
Since you have the castellated nut that loose, take it off and drop the
vertical link away and check the ball joint for free movement one final time.
------Original Message------
From: Angelo Graham
Sender: triumphs-bounces@autox.team.net
To: triumphs@autox.team.net
Subject: [TR] Vertical link problems - TR2/3
Sent: Sep 16, 2009 8:12 PM
Hello List:
A question about the vertical link tightness I am experiencing
following my front suspension rebuild. When I tighten down the
castellated nut holding the vertical link to the upper ball joint,
the link tightens up solid and I cannot get any easy steering action
whatsoever. If I back off the nut to try to find a compromise setting
to allow some turning, the link turns in the ball joint taper.
The suspension is not under load and "hanging" from the frame at the
lowest position possible. Is the ball joint being jammed by hanging
down, preventing any turning action?? Can't compress the suspension
yet as the engine is not yet in and no weight to jack against.
The joints are still relatively dry as I have not greased them as yet.
Followed all manual instructions during the rebuild along with advice
from the List. Just wondering if I botched something during the
rebuild. Scratching my head on this one (again!!).
Many thanks.
Angelo Graham
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