Boring Daily Build

[Spencer_P]

The clamp seems to be open a decent bit but

 

[pcb]

You have to remove the bolt.

 

[pcb]

The bolt fits into a notch in the ball joint pin

 

[Spencer_P]

Ohhh...... well I feel stupid. I didn’t remove it fully because I figured it’d be a pain to get back in

 

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well that was easy

 

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[pcb]

Now comes that bolt that goes through part #8.

Good luck.

 

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Yeahhhh thanks lol

 

[Spencer_P]

Do you think I should transfer over this rubber bushing/washer? The new one didn’t come with one

 

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Also do the bolts need thread locker?

 

[pcb]

Yeah, I'd put it on.

 

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I never use it personally.

I use anti-seize because of all my rust issues.

 

[Spencer_P]

I haven’t stocked up on antiseize yet...

 

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Should I be able to move my axle in and out?

 

[pcb]

Not in and out of the knuckle but the CV shaft itself needs to extend when the wheel drops so there's movement at the one rubber boot.

 

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The part under the boot of the drive shaft in the middle of the picture Moves In and Out

 

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The part under the boot on the left side of the picture only pivots

 

[Spencer_P]

Okay thanks I’m not experienced in cv axles

 

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The knuckle isn’t far out enough for the ball joint to go where it needs to. I guess this is because the alignment is off? Maybe I need to take off the tie rod end.

It’s quickly getting cold and it’s gonna rain tomorrow

 

[pcb]

I kinda forget but you may have to remove the tie rod end to feed the axle into the knuckle.