[TR] TR4 Ball Joint

Randall TR3driver at ca.rr.com
Mon Oct 6 12:04:42 MDT 2014


Do the pegs match the holes?  If so, I'd guess you've got one of the
"lubricated for life" (it's life, not yours) replacement parts.

Otherwise, it may have been a wrong part (which may explain why it failed).

Check the hole in the VL carefully as well.  It should have an obvious taper
to it, with a smooth straight surface inside the taper.  If the old joint
was loose for very long, or someone modified the VL to accept the wrong ball
joint, then you need a new VL.  If the taper in the VL doesn't match the
taper on the ball joint exactly, it will fail again eventually.

Randall


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