pdp1@EARTHLINK.NET on thu 11 sep 03
and not Ball Clay...
Hi Steve,
Well I am/was only speculating! - as I know little about
anything
made after the early 'fifties.
When I think of 'Ford' vehicles, I think of the transverse
Springs and so on...(which I think they got away from in '48
for the Cars? and earlier for the Trucks...)
I had a '46 Willy's "Jeep" once, the 'C-J-2' as had the
front
'Knuckle' Steering Joints as one filled with a low-simmered
mixture of Heavy Axel Grease and 140wt...the 'goo' would
stay in better than straight 140wt Oil would...
I have never replaced an otherwise Ball Joint on anything,
nor ever seen or heard of one as needed to be replaced on
any older Vehicles.
I look sometimes at the engineering details of new(er) Cars
or
Trucks, and I feel sorry for anyone as must repair them...at
least aside from Brakes or the sundry accessable Wheel
Bearing or Axel Seal or other...they are generally, really
horrible looking so far as anticipations of working on
them...
So I am out of my deapth on almost any of that...
I changed out the Fuel Pump once in below freezing weather,
at night, on a ' 66 Cadillac DeVille Convertible, (had a
Flashlight) and I will say that was tedious...no jack
either, and a mite 'tight' under there too...gas running
down my arm and so on...cold!
And a fine line at times as easily drifted over or away from
'fun' maybe...or tried to! As getting gas in my eyes and so
on...got 'er done...lived to tell the tale...
Phil
Las Vegas
----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Slatin"
> Ouch! I assumed 4-WD on the F-150, which is not
necessarily
> the case -- there's lots of 2-WD F-150's out there (which
are
> equally useful for hauling large loads of clay, or
firebricks,
> or finished pottery to a vendor ).
>
> Anyway, please disregard previous message, and all that.
It
> might not be that hard on the particular truck in
question. I
> just have terrible memories of a cold, wet weekend lying
on the
> ground and helping someone (Who'd done it before, and knew
how!)
> do it on one particular 1980-something F-150 with 4-WD.
>
> The part itself was small and cheap, but the labor was
something
> else. Some people just replace the whole lower control
arm,
> figuring the cost isn't that much and you need to realign
completely
> afterwards anyway.
>
> For what it's worth, it's easier to do on a GM, because
you can
> pull the shafts and just knock the joint right out and
replace it
> (no clips, nothing) though on a GM (at least the S-10/15
series)
> the factory spec for alignment is within 1/8 inch. Hence
the
> 'vagueness' in steering on some GM's.
>
> Thanks for reminding me, Phil. I should think more first
before
> replying.
>
> Regards -- Steve S
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