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memory's dim, but....maybe I 200 1983

posted by  frankly on  Sun Apr 27 01:55 CST 2003
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M. Darmstrong,

When I replaced ball joints il y a un an (sorry for the franglais), I recall one side was the proverbial piece of cake, while the other....

I bought the parts locally, at a "generic" foreign car parts place in "Clean"land, Ohio, this job needed to be done as you could feel the "slop" in the steering if you took curves at speed, I knew danger was ahead.

I think one ball joint was TRW, the other not. TRW has left Cleveland in last year or so where susp. and other parts were made, not nice news for a dying burg....probably enough duds off the line, you should see the town these days.

I really think that the prob. w/the TRW b.j. was that I was furnished a lock down nut (large one w/ nylon insert) that actually holds the stud in the ball joint cup/retainer THAT HAD A DIFFERENT THREAD (non-metric?).

Who knows what the people behind the counter had done to the stuff in the box?
TRW is a monster firm that may repackage European parts by now.

I'm sure the guys/gals at Groton know their stuff better than I, around here, really have to read boxes/inspect parts before purchasing.

E-mail me at: frankly35@yahoo.com if I can tell ya more, I am grateful to have online friends in Canada only 40 mi away! Across a lake, unfortunately.

Amphibious 245, c'est possible?

Regards,

Frank Richards
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Franck 83 245






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