| Page: |
| Home > Help Needed / General Tech Chat > Grinding the new ball joints | |||||||
 862 Posts Member #: 1660 Formally Mini_Uk London |
7th Aug, 2007 at 12:05:13pm
From what i have read, you are meant to use grinding paste on new ball joints.
Shit Happen's |
||||||
|
100 Posts Member #: 745 Advanced Member Northampton |
7th Aug, 2007 at 04:46:15pm
i use a dab of fine paste - wiggle the ball inside the cup (by hand) to take off any of the 'high spots'. clean it all up and job done.. :) |
||||||
 9812 Posts Member #: 332 Resident Cylinder Head Modifier Mitsi Evo 7, 911, Cossie. & all the chavs ...... won no problem |
10th Aug, 2007 at 07:35:18pm
new one on me ???
|
||||||
 982 Posts Member #: 97 Post Whore Near Daventry, midlands |
10th Aug, 2007 at 10:09:49pm
im sure this was covered before, but it might be wrong.
I've seen the future and tbh its Pie
|
||||||
 2645 Posts Member #: 1246 Post Whore Lowestoft, Suffolk. |
11th Aug, 2007 at 06:03:11pm
I use a dab of fine paste on all mating faces (pin to seat and pin to domed nut, as cheap repair kits are shite!) tape up the thread and go nuts with it on a battery drill moving it thru all axis (angles) clean them up, add a little oil and move it again thru all axis it it feels smooth (no lumps or tight spots) fit them if not continue untill they are.
|
||||||
|
375 Posts Member #: 886 Senior Member London. |
11th Aug, 2007 at 06:15:19pm
On 10th of Aug, 2007 at 07:35pm BENROSS said:
new one on me ??? shim them up without springs firstley then fit the spring where required and grease them ding dong, job done! No wander why i couldn't do the bottom ones that well, coz i was shimming them with the springs in.. 
So shimm them with out the brings and thats that.. Would't they go loose after i put the springs in ?.. I even orderd more shimms.. coz i thought i needed 1 shim in between sizes. as it's rather too tight, or too loose/// Ill try that anyway.. Thanks .. |
||||||
|
100 Posts Member #: 745 Advanced Member Northampton |
12th Aug, 2007 at 12:15:38am
the spring in the bottom keeps it 'quiet' as it wears out..
|
||||||
 11046 Posts Member #: 965 Post Whore Preston On The Brook |
12th Aug, 2007 at 01:24:33am
Shim them up tight and by the time you have reached the end of the road, they will have bedded in. Re grease and they are good to go.
On 26th Oct, 2004 TurboDave16v said:
Is it A-Series only? I think it should be... So when some joey comes on here about how his 16v turbo vauxhall is great compared to ours, he can be given the 'bird'... On 26th Oct, 2004 Tom Fenton said:
Yep I agree with TD........ |
||||||
 2500 Posts Member #: 648 Post Whore Northern Ireland (ex AUS) |
12th Aug, 2007 at 09:34:24am
Yes grinding seems to be more important with the cheap sets. I wish I knew that when I did mine! I just set them tight and within a few weeks I gave them a re-shim and they have been grand since. On 7th Nov, 2008 Nic said:
naeJ m !!!!!!sdrawkcab si gnihtyreve ?droabyekym ot deneppah sah tahw ayhwdd |
||||||
|
862 Posts Member #: 1660 Formally Mini_Uk London |
14th Aug, 2007 at 02:15:56pm
On 12th of Aug, 2007 at 01:24am Mini Sprocket said:
Shim them up tight and by the time you have reached the end of the road, they will have bedded in. Re grease and they are good to go. I havent replaced any in years, i re shim them so no need to do much else. I have heard the lapping in thing on the non genuine items, but havent heard anyone mentioning it for Genuine joints How tight's tight ? till you cant move them at all ? As im having nothing but problems with mine :( There rather too tight, as in cant even move them, or too lose. Ive grinded them in ok. I got them from minispares.. http://www.minispares.com/Product.aspx?pid=35318 I see there none GENUINE ones. this a problem ? or would the ones i have be good enough ? Cheers... Shit Happen's |
||||||
 9258 Posts Member #: 123 Post Whore Betwix Harrogate and York |
14th Aug, 2007 at 02:55:53pm
Never lapped any in in my life. I use the Ms ones and have had no problems. Fastest 998 mini in the world? 13.05 1/4 mile 106mph
On 2nd Jan, 2013 fastcarl said:
the design shows a distinct lack of imagination, talk about starting off with a clean sheet of paper, then not bothering to fucking draw on it,lol On 20th Apr, 2012 Paul S said:
I'm mainly concerned about swirl in the runners caused by the tangential entry. |
||||||
 7765 Posts Member #: 74 I pick holes in everything.. Chief ancient post excavator |
14th Aug, 2007 at 03:04:51pm
I've had an MS one snap, but ofcourse this might be due to usage. ( the car was sold) On 13th Jul, 2012 Ben H said:
Mine gets in the way a bit, but only when it is up. If it is down it does not cause a problem. |
||||||
|
862 Posts Member #: 1660 Formally Mini_Uk London |
14th Aug, 2007 at 03:51:15pm
On 14th of Aug, 2007 at 02:55pm wil_h said:
Never lapped any in in my life. I use the Ms ones and have had no problems. So them ones i got off minispares are made by minispares then ? Plus, how stiff should it be when shimming them.. i get them stiff ish in the centre, but very loose on the edges..? pain in the back gate this is lol.. Cheers. Shit Happen's |
||||||
| Home > Help Needed / General Tech Chat > Grinding the new ball joints | |||||||
|
|||||||
| Page: |