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ashg

posted on 10/1/12 at 01:53 PM Reply With Quote
Mx5 Upper Ball Joints

Does anyone know what thread the mx5 front upper ball joints are?





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pdm

posted on 10/1/12 at 02:49 PM Reply With Quote
Aren't they pressed in ? I thought the ball joint came as part of the upper wishbone.
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liam.mccaffrey

posted on 10/1/12 at 03:23 PM Reply With Quote
They are pressed in iirc, I used Moog ES2074R joint which has an M16x1,5 thread





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ashg

posted on 10/1/12 at 03:34 PM Reply With Quote
yes your correct they are pressed in. its the thread on the end of the taper that i need to know.





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liam.mccaffrey

posted on 10/1/12 at 04:03 PM Reply With Quote
ahh right, I know the bottom one is an M8 or 10 fine, I had a tough time finding a castellated nut for it. Sorry couldn't help more, I've thrown out all my original MX5 bits and pieces





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