mra32 Posted January 24, 2008 Report Share Posted January 24, 2008 Does anybody know the size of the bolts that attach the balljoints to the uprights? I'm thinking M6? A length would be good too. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GOT2B GM Posted January 24, 2008 Report Share Posted January 24, 2008 ummm 1/4 - 20 bolts work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GOT2B GM Posted January 24, 2008 Report Share Posted January 24, 2008 1" long Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mra32 Posted January 25, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2008 Thank you! Have you put a 1/4" bolt in your ball joint before? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GP1138 Posted January 25, 2008 Report Share Posted January 25, 2008 Thank you! Have you put a 1/4" bolt in your ball joint before? You're getting me so hot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mra32 Posted January 25, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2008 Thank you! Have you put a 1/4" bolt in your ball joint before? You're getting me so hot. Relax John, its only 1" long Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GP1138 Posted January 25, 2008 Report Share Posted January 25, 2008 Thank you! Have you put a 1/4" bolt in your ball joint before? You're getting me so hot. Relax John, its only 1" long :fap: On a relevant note, are these the 4 studs (BOIOIOIOIOIOIOINGGG) that attatch the balljoint? I don't know if I'd skimp on size there... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mra32 Posted January 25, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2008 thats what i mean. I know these cars are metric and judging by what I remember, I want to say that the size is 6mm. Its kind of frightening to think that about half of the loads that your front tires experience side to side are on these bolts. Actually, probably more than the tire experiences, but whatever. Theres quite a bit of shear stress on the bolts. So you'd probably want a bolt with the correct size shoulder too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GOT2B GM Posted January 26, 2008 Report Share Posted January 26, 2008 Thank you! Have you put a 1/4" bolt in your ball joint before? Yes I've done it before. No problems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mra32 Posted January 26, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2008 OK Thanks again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White93z34 Posted February 21, 2008 Report Share Posted February 21, 2008 Same here, thats what is holding my balljoints in right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian P Posted February 21, 2008 Report Share Posted February 21, 2008 I don't think there's much shear stress on the bolts. From what I remember, the top of the balljoint is raised like 1/4" to fit into a hole in the strut assy, so any kind of side to side stress is taken by that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian P Posted February 21, 2008 Report Share Posted February 21, 2008 http://info.rockauto.com/Spicer/DetailRed.html?5051148B.html Bottom of the pic is the top of the joint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mra32 Posted February 21, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2008 Well I was just thinking about the stress on the bolts, if that thing wasnt there. Since they dont really fit together really tight, like a transition fit or interference fit, you cant assume that they transfer the loads to one another. Thats why I was concerned about the bolts. In reality, you are correct though, the little cup and corresponding piece on the ball joint probably do transfer a good bit of the shear load the bolts would see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White93z34 Posted February 21, 2008 Report Share Posted February 21, 2008 on my autozone balljoints there was some sort of stress that caused the cheep bolts they included to work almost all the way out. replaced them with 1/4' grade 8 hardware and been fine since then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian P Posted February 22, 2008 Report Share Posted February 22, 2008 Yeah they're still going to take a load more than likely on hard turns. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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