Ja1lb8 Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 Assembling my new suspension arms and just checked the interferance between the balljoint and the hole it has to go into , .97mm, Seems excessive to me I can just put it in a big press and itll stretch the outer ring thing and go in most probably but im a but scared it could split it also damaging the arm. Anybody know how much interferance is standard on a ball joint , think lower hq holden or similar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwi808 Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 Ball joints on Mazdas are tapered(sp?) and do require the old ones being pressed out and new ones pressed in? Is this what you are talking about? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eke_zetec_RWD Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 Are you saying 0.97mm if so then no way will that be correct. 0.15 max but it's prob suspose to be 0.05 I'd say. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peteretep Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 how are you measuring 0.97mm, what is that relating to? maybe a picture would help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllTorque Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 I think he means where the ball joint presses into the control arm, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ja1lb8 Posted November 28, 2013 Author Share Posted November 28, 2013 Exactly what all torque said and yea I would think about .1mm would be the go. The replacement ball joint does have a grippy spline thing rolled into the contact face of it. Wonder if thats meant to sort of cut in as you press it in? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KKtrips Posted November 29, 2013 Share Posted November 29, 2013 The hole in the arm isn't ovalised at all is it? Measure across the hole in 2 different directions and you might find the hole will squeeze round as you press it in. The "splines" on the balljoint are standard for that type of joint to stop it jumping out of place but the arms pushing apart from each other (because of the spring acting on the bottom arm) hold the joints in their hole. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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