andyps
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| posted on 7/1/04 at 10:57 PM |
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No idea if it would be the right size on the taper but Rover 800's use a press fit ball joint of the type Rorty mentions - about £15 from a
local factor.
Andy
An expert is someone who knows more and more about less and less
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Rorty
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| posted on 11/1/04 at 04:01 AM |
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JoelP:
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what holds them in, is it just a good fit or is it clamped?
The splines visible in the pic prevent the balljoint from rotating, and the shoulder at the bottom of the unit prevents it from pulling through the
collar welded to the outer end of the bottom wishbone.
There are only four taper formats commonly used in the automotive industry, and there must be dozens of these circular balljoints in use, so
there's bound to be a suitable one out there. Perhaps brousing through, say, Quinton Hazell's catalogue at your local motor factor's
would produce a result.
It's the easiest , lightest and most secure way to locate a balljoint.
 
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Cheers, Rorty.
"Faster than a speeding Pullet".
PLEASE DON'T U2U ME IF YOU WANT A QUICK RESPONSE. TRY EMAILING ME INSTEAD!
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JoelP
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| posted on 11/1/04 at 02:38 PM |
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thanks Rorty! just been to the QHA website, they have many catalogues to download, unfortunately the steering and suspension section isnt online!!
worth a try though!
anyone know where to find a comprehensive list of BJ tapers online!?
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Graceland
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| posted on 15/1/04 at 11:21 PM |
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been doin a bit of research with a few of the sierra people on interford, and the conclusion is that the TCA's are made of forged steel -
perfectly safe to weld to and strong aswell.
if they were made of cast iron, then under normal sierra driving conditions, if you hit a bump they'd shatter or fracture.  - not good! so
they made them out of forged steel to give them a bit of bend and lots of strength 
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James
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| posted on 16/1/04 at 12:11 PM |
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RPS,
Do you have a link for the website of your first picture?
Cheers,
James
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8smokingbarrels
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| posted on 18/1/04 at 09:55 PM |
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Kingr and everyone else
Rorty is spot on with the beetle stuff. The press in BJ's are really tough and seem to last nearly forever- I only recently had to change them
on my 30 year old, 150k mile bug!
The tie rod end looks like a slightly scaled down version of the transit drag link end- its M14 threaded. It also seems to last an ice age (on the
bug anyway!).
For this reason I'm looking into using it with a mondeo upright- but thats another story... lol
chris
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RPS
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| posted on 19/1/04 at 09:29 AM |
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James,
The web site for the original picture is:
http://www.wurlyvalve.i12.com/
RPS
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Steve Hnz
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| posted on 19/1/04 at 11:43 AM |
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Rorty, some questions & sorry if I`ve missed the answers earlier.
Is the VW ball joint compatible with a cortina front upright do you know?
What thickness & depth is the ring that this mounts in on the wishbone, is it just miid steel ?
Thanks, Steve.
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dblissett
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| posted on 19/1/04 at 08:03 PM |
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ball joint
has anyone got some lolocost wishbones as they seemed to have a bottom ball joint like the beetle one
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Rorty
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| posted on 20/1/04 at 04:43 AM |
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Steve Hnz, I don't know what the Cortina taper angle/ratio is, but the VW bottom balljoint is 1:12. I suspect the Cortina will be inline with
other Fords, and will be 1:8. There are bound to be other similar balljoints around with a 1:8 taper, as it's one of the most common (GM use it
too).
If you let me have your email address, I'll send you a drawing of what's required.
It's basicaly just a mild steel stepped ring, turned from seamless pipe or round bar.
Cheers, Rorty.
"Faster than a speeding Pullet".
PLEASE DON'T U2U ME IF YOU WANT A QUICK RESPONSE. TRY EMAILING ME INSTEAD!
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Steve Hnz
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| posted on 22/1/04 at 01:06 PM |
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Rorty, you`re right, 1:8 they are, many thanks. See U2U for email address, Steve.
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wurlyvalve
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| posted on 13/2/04 at 01:22 PM |
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Hi all,
The picture at the start of the thread is of my car, and is my upright!
The uprights are in fact forged steel and weld up fine and strong. Gave them a serious bashing with a sledge hammer before I drove it anywhere!
Further to that it has been crashed twice at Chivenor, both times smacking the front left wheel, and emerged unscathed. As well as me using the banks
several times at Wiscombe to keep the car straight(ish) through the esses.
As for ackermann, humm, well that wasn't the best. The arms are pretty straight so I have no ackermann at the moment. Sort that out soon.
Castor is fine.
SVA was fine, with some common sense using bits of rubber.
And for all those not wishing to be in my car, that is fine too. Having taken a class win at St Eval on its second outing my share drives are
chosen very carefully, thankyou.
www.wurlyvalve.i12.com
[Edited on 13/2/04 by wurlyvalve]
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