Folks, just as an additional note...
I believe I have found the maker of the replacement
ball joints:
http://www.mackayrubber.com.au/autoaft.htm
I have spoken with the US Sales Rep. (Julie), however,
the US doesn't stock/sell the ball joints.
Alternately, Julie has given me the name of the
Australian contact (Darrell). I will give him a call
later today to discuss availability of the parts.
Dan Zubkoff
San Mateo, CA
--- Dan Zubkoff <zubkoff@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> Many years ago, Alan Bent created a list of
> non-nissan
> interchangable parts for the roadster. For the ball
> joints, the following was listed as a replacement:
>
> Ball joint
> ------------
> upper - Mackay BJA8
> lower - Mackay BJA9
>
> I have no idea where these ball joints would be
> found,
> but he does list these as replacements:
>
> http://dsoanews.tripod.com/non_gen_66_1600.htm
>
> Thanks,
>
> Dan Zubkoff
> San Mateo, CA
>
>
> --- Perry Smith <tpsmithstl@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > Okay, I'm not much on particular cars, but the
> > Volvo caliper thing got me thinking. As it turns
> > out, TRW looks to be the original manufacturer of
> > the lower ball-joints on the 1968(~61-72) Volvo
> > P-1800. There was a thread on the I-net (searched
> > through Google) that indicated that TRW would
> never
> > make these parts again, blah, blah, blah...
> >
> > I coupled this with the information (and the fact
> I
> > purchased the manifold splitter) for the Volvo
> brake
> > conversion (about the same year) and came up with
> a
> > site (speedycarparts.com) that sells the
> replacement
> > lower ball-joint for the P1800 for about $72.00.
> I
> > looked at the part and - I know most ball-joints
> > look similar, are these parts interchangable as
> > well? I'm sure there were many more Volvo's made
> > than our Roadsters, but knowing the Japanese
> > "borrowed" designs wherever possible (U20 -
> > Mercedes-Benz, SU's, etc.) is it possible they
> > borrowed the lower ball-joint designs from someone
> > else as well?
> >
> > There was also a picture posted here yesterday
> that
> > was of that saem part.
> >
> > If I'm way off base here, just let me know, but if
> > anyone has one of these Volvo lower-ball joint's
> on
> > hand (or can get their hands on one), is it
> possible
> > to check the design/measurements? These ball
> joints
> > looked to be plentiful (an Italian and German
> > manufacturer were listed on the site where I saw
> the
> > picture).
> >
> > Perry Smith
> > '68 2000
> >
> > Graeme Suckling <graemes@saonline.com.au> wrote:
> > Have a look at this eBay item: -
> >
>
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=4536423938&ssPage
> > Name=STRK:MEWA:IT
> >
> > Might just buy these and compare them with my
> SP310
> > BJ's
> >
> >
> > Regards,
> > Graeme Suckling
> > 1965 SP310
> > 1971 P510
> > 1972 PL510
> > 1973 HS30
> > http://www.imagestation.com/album/?id=4290669159
> > Adelaide
> > South Australia.
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