refitting the front suspension turrret

What you're looking at there is under the pressure of the jack. Good point. Maybe stan has some experience in this area.....
 
rockdemon said:
Yup. I wonder if I should call wins up....?
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Unless he's had complaints from other customers that have bought them it won't do a lot of good, but I suppose the phone call might bring to light others with the same problem, which would be a good thing.

The nut has gone on past the nyloc, so it just needs to go that bit further to lock the pin into the arm.
 
The other one ( with the newly purchased non-nyloc nut ) looks like this... The nut wont go on any further so i'm guessing the thread is poor on the pin?

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The nut is spinning not dragging it round.
 
rockdemon said:
The nut is spinning not dragging it round.
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In that case the nut needs to come off, because the thread is either stripped in the nut, or on the pin. The way the other nut and joint won't go full travel, I'd be closely inspecting the thread on the pin of that one for clues.
 
I think there's not going to be any way of getting the nut off without cutting it off, which risks damaging the thread on the pin if it's not already done for... Can you think of any technique to get round that or is it a case of just getting on with it?

I'm thinking at the moment I shouldn't be trusted with suspension type stuff. It never seems to go to plan...
 
rockdemon said:
I think there's not going to be any way of getting the nut off without cutting it off, which risks damaging the thread on the pin if it's not already done for... Can you think of any technique to get round that or is it a case of just getting on with it?
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It sounds as though the taper is tight in the top arm, so you're not going to be able to load the bottom arms downwards, in which case the easiest way would be to hacksaw downwards through the pin and the nut, so the nut falls in half, but that will render the joint scrap. If you think the thread on the pin might be OK, so the joint could be reused, careful use of an angle grinder, followed by a chisel, should get the nut off without damaging the pin. Personally, having looked at the normal nut not going on to the other joint, I reckon the thread on the pin was faulty, and that's made the nut strip, in which case the joint is scrap anyway.
 
Rich, are you sure the nut threads are compatible with the taper?
If they only go on one turn or so it does appear he's supplied the wrong pitch nuts.
Just go gingerly with a cutting disc to weaken it and you should be able to unscrew it or tap it into pieces without damaging the taper threads :wink:
Don't get disillusioned, nothing that's gone wrong has been your fault so far. At least you'll know this area of the car better for the future now!
Jim
 
Hi Jim,

Yes they screw down a certain amount just fine, then stop dead. I feel like it's technically not always my fault but when nothing is straight forward it's natural to wonder if it's something you're doing ;)

I've got to finish the job so i guess if i try to gingerly use the angle grinder that's all i can do.

Thanks guys... Confirms the course of action anyway!
 
I'm leaning in Harvey's direction here, I think everything points to the threads on the joint being miscut. The angle grinder and chisel method Harvey mentioned works very well, I've used that many times.

Yours
Vern

I just checked my thread charts. 9/16 UNF is very close to M14 x1.5, (in metric it would be M14.3 x 1.4) so it may be the joints are threaded metric. I could see being able to turn the nut on a few threads before it locked up.
 
At a glance that taper seems to end a way up from the joint. Is it possible that it is seated, but not visibly deep enough due to the position of the taper and you have stripped the nut or pin thread trying to pull it to the point where it looks correct?
 
I'm not sure, although the fact the pin appears to have lots of thread left (and the spare wont allow a nut to be done up) implies something more. I'm going to have to get the nut off and do a post-mortem i think.
 
@unstable load. Yes you're right I made a pigs ear of that didn't I. As it spins i've got to take it off anyway i guess.
 
The nut has been angle grindered off. For the top ball joint, as its not been used should it just pop out with a bit of leverage?

Thanks,

Rich
 
rockdemon said:
The nut has been angle grindered off. For the top ball joint, as its not been used should it just pop out with a bit of leverage?
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Try it, but probably not....

Pin or nut stripped?
 
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