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Spohn Ball Joint question for those that use them..
How in the heck do you get the boots to stay on the ball joints???
I know there is some kind of metal band or spring inside the base of the boot that keeps it over the joint, but mine keep popping off when I try to put the boots on..
__________________ James.. '88 IROC 305 TPI, a bunch of mods, but still multi-color ugly
Re: Spohn Ball Joint question for those that use them..
my MOOG balljoints are the same way the boots just wanna pop off, right now they are on there, but not snapped in to place, if they even due snap into place as long as they are covering the greased area they are doing there job
__________________ THE MODS Suspension: 18X9.5" hyper black c6 wheels with 265/40/18, 275/40/18 michelin PS2, AGR 12.7 to 1 steering box .225 valve, J&M strut mounts KONI Yellow sport/ Ground Control Weight Jacks#1,000/200, double adjustable lower control arms+ UMI LCA relocation brackets, UMI Panhard relocation "chassis side" with single adjustable UMI panhard, JEGS Panhard relocation "axle side". UMI SFC's. UMI tunnel mounted torque arm, 36/ 23 mm swaybars, Iroc wonderbar, Edelbrock 3 pt STB, Moog front end steering componets, Spohn bumpsteer kit. Intake: Ultimate T.B. + spacer, 14 X 3" open element 1.6 Comp Cams Roller rockers Exhaust: 1 5/8" Edelbrock shorty headers through 3" Flowmaster, carsound 3" converter.
Re: Spohn Ball Joint question for those that use them..
There's a metal sleeve in the seal. First make sure you note where the little bleed hole is for excess grease to ooze out. Aim it to the spring, not the disc.
next, take a pipe or a large socket that is the appropriate size to catch the outer ring part (wth the square indentations) of the boot and whack it on. You will not be able to get them on by hand. They are meant to go on that tight. They should go on all the way like this, these are the same problem solver jonts:
Re: Spohn Ball Joint question for those that use them..
I used a pair of channel locks turned sideways(laying flat) on the lowest lip of the rubber boot, and whacked the side of the channelocks with a hammer...
Re: Spohn Ball Joint question for those that use them..
I had the same problem with my PA racing tubular arms. I used channel locks to pull the boot down over the ball joint. Did it that way cause mine popped up after I installed the spindles. Worked for me, just had to play around for a minute or two on each side.
