[928uk] front upper control arm ball joint nut

[Howard Miller]

There seems to be some inconsistency here. I've always had a sweary fight
to get the damper through that upper arm. At best you need to get it
horizontal and then twist the spring through. But people on Rennlist say
you don't need to do anything and it just comes out. I imagine it depends
what variety of damper it is.

You can, of course, undo the two nuts at the bottom but then you'll have an
appointment with a Hunter machine when you're done. Possibly not a bad
thing :)

Howard

On Fri, 17 Jan 2025 at 12:06, Todd Oxfordeye (eUk) <todd at oxfordeye.co.uk>
wrote:

> Yeah I think you have to go this type of route. My default is “make it
> hot” but you will cook the ball joint.
>
> Another option is to just not undo it. The damper will fit through,
> especially if you have undone the lower ball joint to create enough space
>
> Todd
>
> > On 16 Jan 2025, at 20:47, Howard Miller via 928uk <
> 928uk at lists.928.org.uk> wrote:
> >
> > Put a big lever over the upper arm (hooked under the mounts at the inner
> > wing) and push the arm down hard. It normally adds enough resistance to
> get
> > the nut done up.
> >
> > Howard
> >
> >> On Thu, 16 Jan 2025 at 19:06, David Adler via 928uk <
> 928uk at lists.928.org.uk>
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >> Hi
> >>
> >> I have just replaced my front shock etc and decided to undo the front
> >> upper control arm ball joint nut to give me more space. It's now time to
> >> put it back and despite jacking up the lower control arm to raise the
> >> suspension, the whole upper ball joint spins when I turn the nut. Am I
> >> doing something stupid?
> >>
> >> TIA
> >>
> >> David 1984 S2 manual.
> >>
>
>