Re: [Chrysler300] Front end hell!

["Don Verity" <d.verity@xxxx>]

You should also realize that if the studs are spinning in the center link,
then the link is already junk.
300ly,
Don
----- Original Message -----
From: Chris and TJ <flip7@xxxx>
To: <gearhead.girl@xxxx>; <chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, September 01, 2002 9:45 AM
Subject: Re: [Chrysler300] Front end hell!


> Matt,
> Have you compared the new castle nut height with that of the old ones?
> Castle nuts and slotted nuts are available in different heights. In the
> process of doing my front end, I lost one of the slotted nuts for the
lower
> control arm shaft. After I bought a new one at my local NAPA. I
discovered
> it was shorter than the one on the other side and did as you described.
> Looked all over Albuquerque to no avail for one the same height. Finally
> had to go to the McMaster-Carr website,
>
http://www.mcmaster.com/param/asp/psearch.asp?FAM=slottednut&session=desc=Nu
> ts;slottednut, and order it. Couldn't beat the deal, $.35 charged to the
> credit card with free shipping and I got exactly what I needed!
>
> As far as the centerlink goes, make sure both the holes in the
idler/pitman
> arms and the studs on the centerlink are free of grease. I'd wipe off the
> stud shafts and holes with a degreaser. Also before you install the
> centerlink, thread the nuts on by hand and make sure they thread all the
way
> on freely. There may be paint or whatever on the threads causing the nut
to
> tighten prematurely. Once you have the centerlink in place, you may even
> want to give the back of it at the studs a slight tap with a plastic
mallet
> to help get it seated before you try to tighten. If the problem seems
more
> than just a slight slipping, I'd compare the studs on the new or rebuilt
> centerlink with the studs on the old one. You'll need to keep the stud
> taper in mind when you measure. Just a wild shot in the dark, but it
could
> be whoever rebuilt the centerlink installed the wrong studs.
>
> Chris Filipietz
> Rosamond CA
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jennifer Allyn" <gearhead.girl@xxxx>
> To: <chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Saturday, August 31, 2002 12:04
> Subject: [Chrysler300] Front end hell!
>
>
> > Still assembling my '62 300 front end. Need advice, please:
> >
> >
> >
> > The upper & lower ball joints are all new and I have followed the manual
> > tightening references, though something seems funny. The torqued down
> > nuts are quite lower than the cotter key holes, so that when I install
> > the cotter keys the nut points are much lower than the key. Thus the
> > key does not correspond to any of the nut points. Make sense? Here's
> > what the manual tells me to tighten the ball joint studs to (where they
> > meet the spindles):
> >
> > Upper 100
> >
> > Lower 135
> >
> >
> >
> > Center Link drops on top of the idler & pitman arms. Nuts are threaded
> > below the arms onto the center link studs. I hit the nuts with my air
> > gun & the studs spin in their sockets. How can I get the studs to bite
> > in their holes so that I can tighten them?
> >
> >
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > Matt Allyn
> >
> >
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