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Vauxhall ball joint taper
Steve Hnz - 10/5/04 at 11:27 AM

Can anyone tell me if the press in lower ball joints as used in Vivas, Chevettes etc have a taper that is compatible with a Cortina upright. I`m still trying to suss such a ball joint following on from a post several months ago. Thanks, Steve.

ned - 10/5/04 at 11:49 AM

IIRC a mk2 astra has the correct taper on bottom b/j

a search might help narrow down the details..

Ned.

timf - 10/5/04 at 12:09 PM

quote:
Originally posted by ned
IIRC a mk2 astra has the correct taper on bottom b/j

a search might help narrow down the details..

Ned.


ned astra has taper for sierra u/r not cortina.

ned - 10/5/04 at 01:26 PM

oops!! well i dif say IIRC !!

Ned.

dutchsuperseven - 10/5/04 at 02:38 PM

In the first version (Evo 1) of my locost i used Taunus(cortina) uprights with Kadett (Vauxhall Chevette) baljoints.
It was a perfect fit.There are 2 types of taper: 1.2l and 1.6/2.0(kadett). I dont know which i used. But if you want to be sure then i'll look it up!.
Greetings, Rob

Steve Hnz - 11/5/04 at 07:04 AM

Rob, Sounds like you`ve done what I`m contemplating doing. The details of the part you used including a part no. if possible would be a great help. Thanks, Steve.