Re: Upper ball joint and control arm problem

[Anthony Brummett <brummett@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Mon, Sep 9, 2024 at 12:39 PM 62-65-mail-list-club-Gary-H
<62-65-mail-list-club@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >  Thanks for the pointers.  I'll try out the ebay pieces.
>
> I assume in this case the control arms were the same for 62-65 right through most of the B-body production

Thought I'd do a follow-up on this.

They came with bushings and ball joints already installed.  The metal
is the same thickness and has all the same features as the originals,
though the stampings seem less "crisp".  Everything lined up the way
it was supposed to.  I can't imagine there are multiple manufacturers
for these repro parts, so maybe it doesn't matter which vendor you get
it from?

The bad news is that the threads on the ball joint stem stripped out
before it could get torqued properly.  I ended up using the ball joint
that came with the kit I originally got from P-S-T to do the job, and
it torqued up just fine.

Anyway, the car is back on all four wheels now.  There's still a
strange creaking noise when I work the steering left and right, and I
still need to get it aligned.  That's a job for this weekend.

-- Tony  brummett@xxxxxxxxx
'64 Dodge 400
'65 Dart wagon

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