chinease ball joints. Terrible things.
Agree Jen it can be as simple as a loose nut that starts it off. Nyloc nut balljoints. Stay very very very clear of them.
chinease ball joints. Terrible things.
Agree Jen it can be as simple as a loose nut that starts it off. Nyloc nut balljoints. Stay very very very clear of them.
Owner (Jason) - STICKTHIS Automotive Decals and Stripes
HX Sandman Panelvan. Mint Julep. Complete Factory Resto.
HZ Sandman Ute. Saddle Tan Metallic - Customised. Galaxy Blue.
HZ GTS. Palais White. Next Resto From 99% NOS Parts.
HSV GTO Coupe - Highly Modified
VR SS into a VS Supercar Castrol Perkins Ingall 1997 Tribuilte build
When I got the van I replaced the balljoints,And would you believe in less than 2000ks one of them is rooted,So I replace both with a better brand(reccomended by a garage)As they have had problems with the ones I had put on.
Cheers Kiwivan
It is not about the journey,It is the style we travel in!
Lucky indeed, considering the distance that had just been travelled.
"Proud To Be An Old Fart".
the ball joints are good and dont appear to be chinese... it was a castle nut with split pin style the same as sinbox..it just tore the nut off..we just put another nut on and a new split pin and away they went...Originally Posted by stickthis
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al...a trolley jack under the control arm to compress it and realign the ball joint with the stub axle and away she goes...didnt need a ball joint,just a new nut..
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i was in a hurry to get the nut back on before a car or truck came around the corner..thats why the commodore ute is in the middle of the intersection .... red road block..hopefully greg got you back on the road.....
ive heard of camera shy greg but thats a bit extreme.... or is that your best angle
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everyone note the white mark on the road..this is where the lower control arm tears up the hotmix....On our recent roadtrip,we called in to see Oz at the wreckers, and get a couple more bits etc. and on our way back from collecting our lunch...we rounded the corner and ground to a halt....
I URGE EVERYONE TO CHECK YOUR BALLJOINTS AND THE NUT THAT HOLDS THEM ON....
thankfully it was just in the street 500metres away from Ozwreck....could have been potentially devasting, had we been on a freeway or anywhere going more than 60km/hour
sinbox was going no quicker than rod n jen but i geuss its coz they have been kissed by a fairy and i havent...i couldnt friggin believe that there was no damage...
Glad to hear that there wasn't any damage (major). As you said it was lucky that you were only going slow.
After all the hard work you've done on your Sandy too. :crikey:
79 HZ XX7 308 Windowless Van . Driving with a big grin. A few little finishing touches required
If you're quick you could probably get down to Oxford St before all the Fairy's go home.
Just have to say that after seeing Rod and Jennie's van in the flesh that they have done a brilliant job of restoring it! So lucky that balljoint didnt damage it or them on its more or less maiden voyage!
Stickthis your decals look unreal! The blue is so vivid and they just jump of the paint.
One other point, its great to see Rod and Jennie living the dream and using the van for what is was made for, driving it around even on our dirt road to visit! I just wish I had been thinking a bit clearer at 6.30 this morning and got a photo of it parked on our lawn complete with the windows steamed up
haha! would have been classc!Just have to say that after seeing Rod and Jennie's van in the flesh that they have done a brilliant job of restoring it! So lucky that balljoint didnt damage it or them on its more or less maiden voyage!
Stickthis your decals look unreal! The blue is so vivid and they just jump of the paint.
One other point, its great to see Rod and Jennie living the dream and using the van for what is was made for, driving it around even on our dirt road to visit! I just wish I had been thinking a bit clearer at 6.30 this morning and got a photo of it parked on our lawn complete with the windows steamed up
Owner (Jason) - STICKTHIS Automotive Decals and Stripes
HX Sandman Panelvan. Mint Julep. Complete Factory Resto.
HZ Sandman Ute. Saddle Tan Metallic - Customised. Galaxy Blue.
HZ GTS. Palais White. Next Resto From 99% NOS Parts.
HSV GTO Coupe - Highly Modified
VR SS into a VS Supercar Castrol Perkins Ingall 1997 Tribuilte build
thankyou for putting in the culvert so we could get up the driveway....and thanks for a great arvo and evening, looking at your utes, and van...we must have woke just after you left, at 6.35 sorry to have missed you...we left at 7am..we had a great day at the swap meet we arrived there and they ushered us into the centre to park with all the classic cars which were many, we had loads of people interested in the van, we rushed off to get bargains, a HJ/HX steering wheel and centre, for $130 two good armrest for $10pair, some bumperettes for rechroming, $25/pair, and an old malleys steel esky, in brown to match the back of the van.....$40 a VDO oil light guage sender unit for $5 if it works great but not losing much if not....One other point, its great to see Rod and Jennie living the dream and using the van for what is was made for, driving it around even on our dirt road to visit! I just wish I had been thinking a bit clearer at 6.30 this morning and got a photo of it parked on our lawn complete with the windows steamed up
HZ Jasmine Yellow Windowless Sandman, now being driven everywhere and is finished!
HZ Madeira Red Windowless sandman now Sold to Bigrob
HX Mandarin Red Sandman Ute finished, and club registered
1979 HZ malachite windowless van with 308 5spd, all chromed up and shiny finished and named "The Player"
Married to RodneyHZ253
Love the esky........ nearly as cool as my valencia orange one!
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