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Alignment after ball joint
parkiboy - 29/6/12 at 03:56 PM

Hi, I have just replaced a ball joint on my Indy and now the cyclone wings sit un-evenly on either side so I'm guessing the alight is out?

Could somebody please tell me what I have to do to solve this?

Thanks

britishtrident - 29/6/12 at 04:37 PM

If you changed a top ball joint then you need to setup both the camber and toe-in.
Set camber first then toe
You need the car a level floor and the car loaded as you would normally use it --- ie driver onboard.
Camber is easy you can do with a digital spirit level or clinometer.
Simple way to adjust the toe is use a Gunson Trakrite

parkiboy - 29/6/12 at 05:19 PM

Sorry I should have said its the bottom ball joint I replaced. The 2 bolt Austin maxi one.

MikeRJ - 29/6/12 at 06:09 PM

Providing the wishbone was properly designed for the maxi balljoint (i.e. aligns the balljoint around it's circumference rather than just relying on the bolts) then there should be negligible change in suspension geometry. Was the old worn just worn, or had it been bent?

parkiboy - 30/6/12 at 07:05 AM

The boot had just perished however i changed the whole thing but something deffinetly is not right since I've done it I'll try get a photo later but basically the cyclone wing on the side I've changed is rotated about 2 inches further round the wheel than the other since I've done it

AdrianH - 30/6/12 at 08:20 AM

Did you take the wing off to help with space to replace the ball joint, and if so did you put it back on as taken off?

Adrian

parkiboy - 30/6/12 at 02:35 PM

quote:
Originally posted by AdrianH
Did you take the wing off to help with space to replace the ball joint, and if so did you put it back on as taken off?

Adrian


no i did it with them on, ive taken some photos to show you what im dealing with.

This is the side with the ball joint changed:



and this is the side thats been untouched:



and this is the ball joint i changed:




Its like the hub is in a different position to what it once was, ive stripped it down and put it back together again but its gone back in the same place.

parkiboy - 30/6/12 at 04:34 PM

Actually I've just been looking over photos of when I purchased the car and it's hard to tell but I think it's always been like that I've just not noticed until now.