Control Arm Refurb.

[albawhore]

Finally at least one part for the '75 looks new

New MOOG balljoints

Epoxy and Ireland urethane.

Not too bad, I think.

Happy HOHO's o2ers

JB

[PSloan]

Since I'll be doing this soon - the orig balljoints were riveted on, right? Bolts are the standard for replacement?

[albawhore]

Yes, I drilled out the old rivets and the Moog joints came with all the hardware.

Good Luck

JB

[TJW]

may have a go at you for bastardising your cars suspension

[albawhore]

This car will in no way be for purists, it is going to be hot street / auto x, roll cage rear seat eliminated etc.. So bring em on.

JB

[jerry]

i'm not familiar with Moog brand ball joints. weren't they a synthesizer company back in the 70's?

where'd you get them and how much? mine were Meyle at $22/ea

btw, i used Red Loctite on the threads and torqued to 19ft-lbs, then i took a can of black satin rattle can and sprayed the uncoated bits a little for good measure.

[albawhore]

The moogs were from a local source $19.00 and made in germany according to the box. Moog is a well respected suspension parts supplier. My Haynes manual called out 32 ft./lbs. and I am considering some different bolts like maybe some nice metric 10.9's with fine threads and jam nuts, a little shorter too I think the ones that came with the parts are a little long.

JB

[cj]

may have a go at you for bastardising your cars suspension

Hey- good job!

Cris

[H_Krix]

Get some Safety Wire on those bolts!

[albawhore]

Safety wire goes up top between the steering arm and the strut tube does it not.

Please advise

Happy Holidays and stay safe

JB

[H_Krix]

Hmm...

When I took apart my suspension, one ball joint was riveted on, while the other was a bolted-on ppiece, like the Moog stuff. On the bolted one, there was safety wire running between all 3 Bolts. I assumed this was standard practice, since the bolts had farily uniform holes drilled in them, and this part made sense to put safety wire around....

Am I wrong here? I havent looked at my new ball joints yet, so I don't know...

[johnhup]

Thats a pimp washing machine.. what is that Chamonix with an M20 swap?

[albawhore]

It does make sense, I do not remember any holes in the hardware but I will definitely check when I get home. I know that my friend that races D sports puts safety wire and even springs (so that even if it does come off it does not leave the car) on everything. As I said above I am not in love with the hardware that came with the joints and am going to swap it out with high grade stuff and jam nuts, might as well install some holes for wire at the same time.

Thanks

JB

[albawhore]

Thanks CJ I like the way you roll, And your o2 is breathtaking.

JB

[albawhore]

Polaris S14