[TR] TR2/3 ball joint installation problems

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that joint should slip right back into the arm halves.B  it did on my early
tr4 with the same setup.B  btw, i bought lower trunnions from a supplier and
find them incredibly stiff.B  it almost feels as though the thead inside is
wrong.B  anyone else have this problem?

best,

rayB B 



----- Original Message -----
From: "Angelo Graham" <agraham at execulink.com>
To: triumphs at autox.team.net
Sent: Saturday, August 29, 2009 12:28:40 PM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central
Subject: [TR] TR2/3 ball joint installation problems

Hello List:
Trying (again) to install a new set of ball joints to the upper
control arms on my TR2 project. The joints are supposed to "cut" into
the pressed metal with the splines. No luck whatsoever and about 1/4"
of the splines are visible and the joint does not fit snuggly against
the control arm. Doesn't seem that the old spline groves help with
this either. Using TRF's B ball joints.
Have followed the manual instructions and description of the arm
overlap. Don't want to strip the joint threads by using excessive
impact wrench force. Would a press work better??
A couple of friends with good mechanical background have tried to
help, but no luck.
Why should something so simple be so tough??
Any hints or past experiences?
Thanks for your help with this.

Angelo Graham
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