<VV> Strange (?) double failure

[Frank DuVal]

He is talking about the taper joint of the ball joint/ knuckle 
connection, not the actual ball & socket joint that moves when turning 
the steering wheel.

And not that you bought the wrong taper, they are "all" the same when 
manufactured ( hopefully!), but one has worn so that now it is not the 
correct taper.

The ball & socket  joint of the ball joint can wear out while the taper 
joint is still good. It is very rare to wear out a taper joint, usually 
due to driving with the taper joint loose. As I stated earlier, I just 
replaced a knuckle on a 64 Spyder that had been driven who knows how 
long with the taper joint loose and getting looser, but the ball joint 
was fine, both on the taper joint and the ball & socket joint. I used 
one of those road tested knuckles I have in a pile of crossmembers in 
the yard....

Frank DuVal

AeroNed at aol.com wrote:

> 
>In a message dated 10/8/2006 9:17:03 P.M. Central Daylight Time,  
>r.gault at sbcglobal.net writes:
>
>No this  is an indication that:
>a) the studs weren't ever tightened, or
>b) the  taper is wrong on the studs.
>
>
>
>I don't fully understand. How do you tighten the studs? They're part of the  
>ball joint. Are you saying the ball joint wasn't built properly or perhaps has 
> worn out?
> 
>I doubt the taper is wrong. The ball joints were purchased from a Corvair  
>vendor and the knuckle is a stock Corvair part.
> 
>Ned
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