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Upper Ball Joint Weirdness 140-160 1973

posted by  Kåre on  Sun May 9 20:04 CST 2004
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I too bought some QH upper ball joints on ebay - this was for my 74 144. What stood out on these joints were:
1. First of all the diameter was too small so they plain didn't fit
2. There was no serration (or vertical splines) on the mating surface compared to the ones I removed.
3. There was no indentation on the cap to mark the angle. If you look in the Volvo manual, the ball joints are supposed to be installed in a particular angle. Who knows how to do it with the QH's.

I contacted the ebay seller and he took them in return and refunded me - a very nice guy. I bought new ones from VLVworld which where the cheapest I found, about $24 each. They were made by TRW and fit perfectly. I noticed VLV has since raised the price on these joints.

Kåre






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