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Subject:Re: Lower Ball Joint Adaptor Questions (PICS)
From:mdrillock
Date:Wed, 28 Jan 2009 13:33:51 -0800

Don't drill them, pound them out! Heat them with a propane tourch, douse
them hot with PB Blaster, get a stout punch and a  BFH!

Mark

neil N wrote:
> Hi all.
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> The lower ball joint adaptor is removed, and I need to drill out bolt
> remanents. If I don't drill dead center and adaptor ends up being
> fore/aft, and/or L/R 1 or 2 mm when installed:
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> http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/BJLRForeAft.jpg/BJLRForeAft-full;init:.jpg
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> how much will the wheel geometry (camber or caster I think) be affected?
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> If affected, is there be enough "room" to adjust things back to spec?
> (hard to assess online I know :)
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> More pics for the morbidly curious:
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> http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/lowerballjointadaptorissues
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> Thanks,
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> Neil.
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