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Re: Spit Front Upper Ball Joint: Answer perhaps

To: "wizardz" <wizardz@toad.net>
Subject: Re: Spit Front Upper Ball Joint: Answer perhaps
From: Tony Gordon <tgordon@saginaw-city.k12.mi.us>
Date: Wed, 10 Nov 1999 20:49:46 -0500
Paul,

Brilliant!  What an elegant solution!  

Will let you know how the repair goes

Tony

At 20:27 11/10/99 -0500, you wrote:
>
>Since the whole mess is being replaced...
>
>After removing the outer of the two mounting bolts that hold the
>pivot to the upper a-arm...
>Drill a hole through into the side of the ball ( parallel to the a-arms)
>half way in and insert a pin of an appropriate size to keep the tapered ball
>ended pin from rotating while trying to remove the nut.
>
>:-)  worked for me when going through the same problem on MG
>shock mount ball mount on the rear leaf connection.
>
>Paul Tegler
>1973 MGBGT - daily driver
> http://www.teglerizer.com/mgstuff/ob_description.htm
>1980 Spitfire - in re-hab
>http://www.teglerizer.com/triumphstuff/spit80.htm
>1978 Spitfire - in superb Shape
>http://www.teglerizer.com/triumphstuff/spit78.htm
>...and the newest toy coming soon...
>1973 Round wheel arch wire wheel Midget in the works
>http://www.teglerizer.com/midgetstuff/index.html


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