Joe, not sure about the circlips, but SS should have an answer IF you can
catch Rick as his employee is also Rick. Seems to me the last ones I installed
came with the circlips BUT my memory isnt very good. The grease coming out. If
it didnt come out, was sealed, you would burst the ruber boot when greasing,
as you wouldnt know the joint was full, so the design allows grease to squirt
out once it is full of lube. I would imangine the ball joint was prelubed and
therefore you saw grease rather quickly.Also if the prementioned rubber is
still available with provided part numbers I think it would be a good
investment.
TonytheTiger
--- On Sun, 5/30/10, Joe Brown <jbbrown1980@gmail.com> wrote:
From: Joe Brown <jbbrown1980@gmail.com>
Subject: [Tigers] Upper Ball Joint
To: tigers@autox.team.net
Date: Sunday, May 30, 2010, 6:42 PM
Hey,
I recently bought some upper ball joints from Sunbeam Specialties and I have
a couple of questions. The shop manual shows a circlip that snaps into a
groove after you press the ball joint into the A-arm. These clips didn't
come with the ball joints. Is this a common item I should be able to get
locally? Second question: The large end of the rubber boot is held in
place by a wire ring but there is nothing on the small end. There is a
groove in the rubber on the small end like it is made for some type of clip.
When I shot some grease into the ball joint it started oozing out from under
the boot on the small end. Should I have some type of clip on that end of
the boot?
Thanks,
Joe Brown
Arlington, TX
B382000217
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