> Are you sure that the horizontal arm of the ball joint has a
> hole for a cotter pin. (We're talking about a stock TR3).
I'm sure the originals did. (See for example step (iv) of para 15 page G11
of factory workshop manual/page 239 of the Bentley.) And the ones on my car
do.
But it might be that some aftermarket ball joints don't use a castellated
nut and cotter pin, in which case they should come with a suitable Nyloc or
equivalent.
> I didn't see one when I replaced mine. Maybe I should redo it?
I guess I'm still confused ... your question was about installing that
joint, and now you say you need to redo it?
Anyway, I would want something to secure that nut. The factory felt it
deserved a cotter pin, so that's what I would use. But I'm funny that way.
Randall
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