Castle nut is stripped... please HELP!
07-31-2005, 09:41 PM
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Castle nut is stripped... please HELP!
Yes I know this is the wrong forum. This is an emergency and I need all the input I can get.
I was going to swap in my new motor today and the driver side castle nut for the lower balljoint is stripped and just isn't ------- moving. This is the only thing holding me back from finishing the swap. I have already tried lodging a flathead screwdriver in one of the openings in the nut and banging the ---- out of it, nothing. What are my options? The only thing I can think of is cutting off the nut and pressing in a new balljoint. Anything easier?
Thanks for looking
I was going to swap in my new motor today and the driver side castle nut for the lower balljoint is stripped and just isn't ------- moving. This is the only thing holding me back from finishing the swap. I have already tried lodging a flathead screwdriver in one of the openings in the nut and banging the ---- out of it, nothing. What are my options? The only thing I can think of is cutting off the nut and pressing in a new balljoint. Anything easier?
Thanks for looking
08-01-2005, 12:25 AM
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Re: Castle nut is stripped... please HELP!
Originally Posted by jaykew99
Originally Posted by xpert787
Thoes things are never the same after they get stripped, they are pretty easy to replace.
08-01-2005, 01:56 AM
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Re: Castle nut is stripped... please HELP!
yea Jago, please please pony up the $34 for the ball joint and get a new castle nut. the ball joint comes out with some finese with a hammer after you take out the snapring.
I stripped a castlenut once and couldnt get it tight enough to put the safety pin through. the result my car losing control, veering across 2 lanes of traffic and me hitting a 19 y/o kid off his motorized scooter. the scooter was toast, but he was ok because he flew over the sidewalk and landed in grass. my control arm had hit the pavement, carving a nice groove, and the drivers side tire was tucked nicely into the wheel well. dont half *** your suspension, it will save your life and money.
I stripped a castlenut once and couldnt get it tight enough to put the safety pin through. the result my car losing control, veering across 2 lanes of traffic and me hitting a 19 y/o kid off his motorized scooter. the scooter was toast, but he was ok because he flew over the sidewalk and landed in grass. my control arm had hit the pavement, carving a nice groove, and the drivers side tire was tucked nicely into the wheel well. dont half *** your suspension, it will save your life and money.
08-01-2005, 02:16 AM
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Re: Castle nut is stripped... please HELP!
Originally Posted by Travis
Originally Posted by jaykew99
Originally Posted by xpert787
Thoes things are never the same after they get stripped, they are pretty easy to replace.
