Rear Ball Joints

jon3613Member

Anybody think about the rear ball jonts are pressed in from the top side, allowing the weight of the car to press in the direction you would to remove them. I removed them and now I have pressed them back in and to maintain the keyed or alignment slot in the orginal position you have to press it back into the grooves aready there.
Can this be a problem later?

5/6/049:54 AM

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bosswrenchMember

Upper ball joints on either end of any car take far less load than the lowers. In fact, I seldom see worn-out upper ball joints in any car, no matter how abused. So I think your stock setup is fine; they seldom give trouble even in full-on race cars. To make doubly sure, I suggest adding grease fittings ('zerks') to ALL the ball joints plus the tie-rod ends, to vastly prolong their operating life. Not a difficult task, either.

5/7/0411:17 PM

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jon3613Member

Thanks Jack for the reply ... I have added 8MMx1mm-thrd zerks to all ball joints and tie rod ends. Your right, easy to do. I even added them to the tie rod ends while on the car. I also made adapters for the inset on the rear ball joints as well.

5/10/049:33 AM

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craneman (Guest)

Would you simply drill into the top of theses joints and tap in a zerk?

5/15/048:44 AM

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