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 Post subject: Re: Balljoint shims
PostPosted: Wed Oct 23, 2013 8:18 am 
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drmini in aust wrote:
Irish Yobbo wrote:
Interestingly enough, I've just started doing the ball joints for my new discs, and the first three went on fine, but the fourth one is loose - without *any* shims! I might need to grind it down a little.

It's a dud, toss it away and find another for safety. Even good s/h is better than some of the badly made cheapo ones.


Hmmm, OK, well I still have the old ones from my drums. These were minisp**** sources ones, I'll see how I go.


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 Post subject: Re: Balljoint shims
PostPosted: Wed Oct 23, 2013 9:09 am 
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drmini in aust wrote:
Irish Yobbo wrote:
Interestingly enough, I've just started doing the ball joints for my new discs, and the first three went on fine, but the fourth one is loose - without *any* shims! I might need to grind it down a little.

It's a dud, toss it away and find another for safety. Even good s/h is better than some of the badly made cheapo ones.


I totally agree Doc,,,

i still have some new old stock genuine ball joints here that i`m keeping for Marlys & my own minis
but i have a bucket of old 2nd hand genuine joints that i quite often use to sort-out all the crappy chinese ones that we have to do along the way

be very very very very careful boys n girls,,, this is one subject that you really do 100% need to listen in class about.

Whatever you do-> do not have your ball-joints "Grabby",,,
they will undo themselves & the big nut/socket will fall off.

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