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mrjking2000 replied to the thread Air pressure question.28 psi on 37s unloaded (verified by chalk). 30-32 fully loaded. -
mrjking2000 reacted to ARC77's post in the thread Lower ball joint nuts missing or fell off?? with
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I think this topic made most of us here /reading think twice. Just in case type of a thought. I’m going to check my 26 Raptor as well... -
mrjking2000 replied to the thread Lower ball joint nuts missing or fell off??.next time you've got the tires off just slap a torque wrench on it and send it!!
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mrjking2000 reacted to VirginiaHeritage's post in the thread Lower ball joint nuts missing or fell off?? with Haha.
Great. New fear unlocked.
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mrjking2000 reacted to Fordified1's post in the thread Lower ball joint nuts missing or fell off?? with Wow.
When my son did the alignment on ours at less than 5,000 miles, he said one side lower control arm bolts were barely tight enough to...
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mrjking2000 reacted to telenerd's post in the thread Lower ball joint nuts missing or fell off?? with Like.
Well I’m not done, but I torqued all my bolts on driver side. The only loose nut was the lower ball joint!! Swaybar, upper ball joint...
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mrjking2000 reacted to SierraBronco's post in the thread Lower ball joint nuts missing or fell off?? with Wow.
So far we’ve seen Ford balljoints outlast the LCA and tierod connection points on 74weld portals, and now the LCA connection on Belltech...
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mrjking2000 reacted to SierraBronco's post in the thread Lower ball joint nuts missing or fell off?? with Love.
Solution-ball joints can’t loosen if you don’t have ball joints.
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mrjking2000 replied to the thread Lower ball joint nuts missing or fell off??.actually i've got more information now, those may look like hammer marks but they're not. he put the aftermarket springs on and never...
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mrjking2000 reacted to Fordified1's post in the thread Lower ball joint nuts missing or fell off?? with Like.
I blamed the 2nd use of a lock nut on my deal and then looked at some pics taken during my coilovers install and the nut in question had...
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mrjking2000 reacted to Brian_B's post in the thread Lower ball joint nuts missing or fell off?? with Haha.
Just checked - my nuts are still there
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mrjking2000 reacted to 87-Z28's post in the thread Lower ball joint nuts missing or fell off?? with Like.
Critical suspension bolts should be properly torqued, periodically checked, and retorqued as needed. Especially if you wheel often...
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mrjking2000 replied to the thread Lower ball joint nuts missing or fell off??.so then what we've got here is a failure to replace the one time use lower balljoint nuts, and/or torque them to the required spec...
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mrjking2000 replied to the thread Lower ball joint nuts missing or fell off??.scarry stuff especially after i got movement out of mine too.
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mrjking2000 reacted to telenerd's post in the thread Lower ball joint nuts missing or fell off?? with Love.
Hum makes me want to check the torque on my entire front and rear end. You got me paranoid man.
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mrjking2000 replied to the thread Lower ball joint nuts missing or fell off??.yeah just going off what i was told but you have a valid point there.
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mrjking2000 replied to the thread Lower ball joint nuts missing or fell off??.i just finished torquing all my stuff. my upper 3 nuts on the shock tower got about 1/4 turn out of. upper ball joint is uniball on...
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mrjking2000 replied to the thread Lower ball joint nuts missing or fell off??.torquing things now, got 1/4 turn out of my lower ball joint nut drivers side before it clicked at 85 pounds.
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mrjking2000 replied to the thread Lower ball joint nuts missing or fell off??.i'm about to put torque wrench to everything on my bronco just to see what/if anything moves. hopefully nothing.
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mrjking2000 reacted to NC_Oak's post in the thread Lower ball joint nuts missing or fell off?? with Love.
I like to use this stuff on bolts that really matter
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mrjking2000 reacted to Brian_B's post in the thread Lower ball joint nuts missing or fell off?? with Haha.
Seems like there was a recall or TSB associated with these, but it was for a very limited number of Broncos. Maybe they let that guy on...
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mrjking2000 reacted to BroncoChallenger's post in the thread Lower ball joint nuts missing or fell off?? with Like.
Yes, nylock nuts CAN back off, especially if they're subjected to a lot of heat. But if torqued properly even then they should stay put...
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mrjking2000 reacted to SpringTXOR's post in the thread Lower ball joint nuts missing or fell off?? with Wow.
Who ever did the lift probably took off and reused the deforming torque once single use nuts on the ball joints, or just flat out did...
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mrjking2000 replied to the thread Lower ball joint nuts missing or fell off??.so then maybe if they were on there, they were not torqued right and was actually able to ratchet themselves off. vehicle was not...
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mrjking2000 reacted to PowerBronco's post in the thread Lower ball joint nuts missing or fell off?? with Like.
Holy crap that is scary. I'll say it's lucky that was at low speed, because if that happened on the highway the outcome would have been...
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mrjking2000 posted the thread Lower ball joint nuts missing or fell off?? in Suspension, Chassis, Steering.Question for folks, and let's keep it civil here as we're not looking to point blame... Has there been any other documented instances...
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mrjking2000 replied to the thread Who's still on their original Bronco windshield? đź‘€.original window here. couple chips in it, but it's barely holding on. when the sun hits it 1st thing in morning or late evening it's...
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mrjking2000 replied to the thread Motor Oil Shortages.I've usually got a minimum of 2 oil changes on hand for anything i own at a given time. so thankfully i'm good for a bit. hopefully...
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mrjking2000 replied to the thread How far did you travel to pick up your Bronco ?.128 miles each direction, or basically 4 hours round trip.
