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Old 05-29-2008, 02:33 AM
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Default ball joint bolt spins, need help today

like the title says the bolt for the ball joint i thinks its called (the one with the pin through it) spins when i go to tighten the bolt, we don't have that tap and die set so i cant clean the threads any, but they are not bad but, a little snug so when i go to tighten it at all it just spins, is it supposed to? i don't mean trying to get it totally tight, but even threaded on all the way, it will only start a little.
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Old 05-29-2008, 02:14 PM
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Default RE: ball joint bolt spins, need help today

i bust out the air impact gun... it spins alot faster than you can manualy spin the wrench!
 
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Old 05-29-2008, 03:45 PM
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Default RE: ball joint bolt spins, need help today

yeah i'm going to use one but not if i cant get the bolt to stop spinning, i tryed that thinking that it might go on but nothing, someone in another post told me to jack up the lower control arm to put pressure on it and then tighten it so im going to try that.
 
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