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honda250xrider
10-02-2003, 04:34 PM
i have just gotten some new ball joints and my question is when i put the new ball joints on the a-arms and then put the spindle on everything works fine there... its when i try and tighten the bolt down on it.. the bolt just moves with the nut is there any way to fix this problem thanks alot!
ride300exrider
10-02-2003, 04:36 PM
if i understand u i think u have to tap(rethread) the nuts and bolts
i had a problem like this befor
honda250xrider
10-02-2003, 05:26 PM
the nut will go onto the bolt fine...... i dont see how taping the threads would make a difference..... once i get the nut about half way up and it actually gets harder to tighten is when the bolt starts to spin right with the nut.
ride300exrider
10-02-2003, 05:30 PM
look at your bolt and see it it get smaller and then goes biger again that could be making it hard. in that case u would need to tap the bolt because thats what i had to do
Live2Ride300
10-02-2003, 05:56 PM
Try putting a c-clamp on the balljoint and spindle and press them together as your turning the nut. They are pressfit in there. My 300ex was just like that.
swamprider7
10-02-2003, 05:59 PM
Are you saying that the ball joint is spinning in the spindle when you try to tighten the nut on it? The ball joints are tapered and held in the spinde by "pressed fit." If your ball joint is spinning, that means that it is not pressed far enough into the spindle. To press it farther into the spindle, just use a c-clamp. Place one side of the c-clamp on the top of the ball joint and the other side on the bottom of the spindle. Hope that answers your question :) .
swamprider7
10-02-2003, 06:00 PM
Originally posted by Live2Ride300
Try putting a c-clamp on the balljoint and spindle and press them together as your turning the nut. They are pressfit in there. My 300ex was just like that.

Hey you beat me to it...;)
Live2Ride300
10-02-2003, 06:08 PM
:cool:
stocktires
10-02-2003, 10:36 PM
I had the same problem. I just took my shock off and let the spindle hang (with my frame on a jack-stand). While it was hanging I put a lil pressure on it so it would keep the ball-joint from spinning inside itself. Then I just tightened it down good and stuck a pin through it