Upper Ball Joint Issue - McGaughy Spindles
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Upper Ball Joint Issue - McGaughy Spindles
I am installing the McGaughy's spindles and cant get the upper ball joint to stop spinning. I used an allen wrench at the end of the bolt, and was only able to get the McGaughy's supplied nut about 1/2 way on. Once the nut goes into the recessed portion of the spindle, I can no longer use a wrench to tighten.
There has to be something I am doing wrong. Please help!
There has to be something I am doing wrong. Please help!
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i had that happen to me when i was installing my Mcgaughy spindles too, i had to push the ball joint down into the spindle hard and use a ratchet and i got lucky and the joint stopped spinning.
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I always use an impact LOL but really I hate the design of those McGaughy spindles... Best thing to do is like others mentioned try pushing the balljoint down into the taper of the spindle as much as possible while wrenching on the nut with a socket/ratchet.
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if i remember right the upper ball joint had a little bit above it from where it doesnt go into the spindle as far as it does as with the factory spindle, maybe you could get a pair of channel locks on it above the spindle...
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Yep, the other side went on easy. Just put a pry bar over the top of the upper a-arm and pushed down while tightening.
On a side note, the clearance is really tight between the cv axle boot and upper ball joint nut.