Tony,
You can undo the upper ball joint from the a arm. You should be able to
hacksaw the nut off then.
Pat 63 Spitfire (assembly required)
Tony Gordon wrote:
> Folks,
>
> My son's 80 Spit has a REALLY loose front upper ball joint on one side.
> Replacement ordered and on it's way.
>
> Getting the old one off is the problem: The tapered part is so loose that
> it doesn't want to grip the taper in the top of the vertical link (and I
> hope the taper in the link isn't knackered and is still servicable after
> all all!) and so we're having a lot of fun trying to undo the nyloc nut
> which twirls away quite happily without budging an inch. Have tried
> "holding" the upper wishbone and the link together ... no luck, the nut
> still spins.
>
> Have looked at the archives and apart from finding other tales of woe,
> didn't see anything that looked like it would help. My current thinking is
> to use a 50mm cutting wheel in a die grinder and cut through the threaded
> portion between the nut and upper boss of the vertical link (there is a
> 3-4mm gap so I have enough room), but would really like to find an easier
> answer, if it exists.
>
> Any ideas? Spells? Incantations ....
>
> TIA
>
> Tony Gordon
> Midland, MI
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