Ball joint??? Reply #15 – February 14, 2007, 08:50:33 AM here is a pic of your balljoint inspection,,,, Quote Selected
Ball joint??? Reply #16 – February 14, 2007, 10:38:11 AM Quote from: jcassity;129504here is a pic of your balljoint inspection,,,,Thanks! Too bad it still means one thing... I need new ball joints. Do you know any good quality/low price ball joints manufacturer? I found T-bird ball joints at AutoZone for about $25.00 each, but the manufacturer is unknown. Quote Selected
Ball joint??? Reply #17 – February 14, 2007, 10:40:14 AM Quote from: Thunder Chicken;129459Keep in mind the squeak will not go away instantly - you'll have to drive it a bit to get the grease worked into the joint.What do you think of using this grease there? It's liquid when sprayed ad than dries out after a few minutes:http://www.crceurope.com/wwwcrc/tds/TCA3%20MULTILUBE.PDF Quote Selected
Ball joint??? Reply #18 – February 14, 2007, 05:09:12 PM If it comes out of a spray can it'll probably be too thin to work in a ball joint. I just used high temp wheel bearing/chassis grease in mine, I squirted it in with a needle-tip grease gun I had for my chain saw bar Quote Selected
Ball joint??? Reply #19 – February 14, 2007, 09:25:10 PM high quality, and low price usually dont go together in the same sentence.get the balljoints from autozone or wherever,, they will be fine man. Like thunderchicken said,, use grease in there but if you wanna get it to blend in a little quicker, then spray some wd40 in there as well.If you can,, and you have one,, get a needle valve that you use to blow up a football or basket ball and stick that in the grease gun fitting. use that to poke a hole in the rubber boot and send in some grease.They are a little bit of a c to change if you have not done them yet,, just let us know before you do it,, there are some safety precautions ,, atleast i think so. Quote Selected
Ball joint??? Reply #20 – February 14, 2007, 11:04:49 PM Quote from: jcassity;129624They are a little bit of a c to change if you have not done them yet,, just let us know before you do it,, there are some safety precautions ,, atleast i think so.Yes, there are safety concerns, unless you want a coil spring in the teeth :hick: You have to keep the control arm supported when you undo the ball joint, or as soon as you free it from the spindle it'll be driven into the ground and the spring will come out at you Quote Selected
Ball joint??? Reply #21 – February 15, 2007, 12:33:21 PM Quote from: Thunder Chicken;129648Yes, there are safety concerns, unless you want a coil spring in the teeth :hick: You have to keep the control arm supported when you undo the ball joint, or as soon as you free it from the spindle it'll be driven into the ground and the spring will come out at youSpring in the teeth sounds like fun! :hick: I was just wondering... Do I have to take the strut out and remove the brake disc to undo the ball joint from the spindle? Quote Selected
Ball joint??? Reply #22 – February 15, 2007, 12:45:14 PM Quote from: kitzdnm;129329Here's a place if you haven't seen yet.http://www.cheperformance.com/cartgenie/prodList.asp?scat=56I'm not sure if poly bushings will be a good choice. Have you tried them? I'm affraid thay may cause a harsh ride, what do you think? Quote Selected
Ball joint??? Reply #23 – February 16, 2007, 09:36:57 AM I haven't personaly,But I was considering them.I don't see how they can cause a harsh ride. Quote Selected
Ball joint??? Reply #24 – February 21, 2007, 04:09:56 AM Ball Joints:I have a set of MOOG ball joints on the Bird, and used a lot of times MOOG stuff for direction parts, ect, and never have any problems with this company stuff...Grease plug:For filling grease in the original balljoint, You will be use a 3/16 drill in the center and put a "self tapping" grease tip in the hole, no???, I never tried, but maybe it will work, and with this You will able to fill with a grease gun...Danger with coils springs:Last Year when I changed My 4 coils springs on the Bird, a misplaced chain over the coil was suddenly go out, and I received the drivers side coil right on the left side of the neck, maybe, the coils pulled out at 400mph, I was very very lucky it not received on the head, brrrrr!!!...Fpr the right side I purchased a coil compressor :DMy two cent...Regards,Dom. Quote Selected
Ball joint??? Reply #25 – February 21, 2007, 09:09:16 AM Quote from: kitzdnm;129883I haven't personaly,But I was considering them.I don't see how they can cause a harsh ride.They do. Trust me on that :hick: Quote Selected
Ball joint??? Reply #26 – February 21, 2007, 08:26:18 PM All I can say is---wow an 87 with original ball joints. How many miles on it?--you must drive on smooth roads there. Although I still have the original uppers on another '89 Ford here (a Lincoln)---they too can not be greased. Quote Selected
Ball joint??? Reply #27 – February 21, 2007, 08:59:50 PM In the ****!ng Quebec banana republica (Canada) where the roads are russian mountain style, a set of joints is good for around 20kmiles, IF You are gentle...Shevretti is in POland, I guess the people here are not stupid like where I live...I hate Quebec prov I live, there's a gang of morons everywhere (except Me):hick: Have a nice Day,Dom. Quote Selected
Ball joint??? Reply #28 – February 22, 2007, 09:31:35 AM Quote from: JKATHRE;130761All I can say is---wow an 87 with original ball joints. How many miles on it?--you must drive on smooth roads there. Although I still have the original uppers on another '89 Ford here (a Lincoln)---they too can not be greased.My '88 had its original ball joints up until last fall, and even then there was nothing wrong with them - I only replaced 'em because I was doing the whole front end over (which, BTW, is how I know that poly bushings cause a harsh ride). I replaced the original tie rod ends, too. Of course the car only has 65k miles on it... Quote Selected
Ball joint??? Reply #29 – February 22, 2007, 02:13:46 PM So basically no grease fitting = stock ball joint?If so... I have stock ball joints on my 88 TC that will be rolling up on 154,000 soon.... and yes, they are needing replacement bad. And yes, I do know what happens when they break. Quote Selected
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