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Townsville North Qld
Registered:
June 2003
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 Re: Steering wobble problem - KE55
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Sun, 20 November 2005 02:48
 
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Pitman arm to steering box - as tight as you can (big bolt, not much chance of threading it)
pitman arm to track rod - make sure its seated properly, and probably about 30 ft-lbs, but it should either be a nylox nut or castle nut with split pin, so it wont come loose. same for the idler arm to track rod.
idler arm to chassis - about 30ish, whatever you can put on with a normal 1/2inch ratchet, without swinging off it.
Ive done these parts in several vehicles, never had them come loose or wear prematurely. Easiest way to get ball joints off is to loosen the nut on the top, and bash the donut that they seat into on the side with a big hammer. There should already be bash marks from where it was done before. Dont hit on the top of the thread, or on the nut, you will stuff it, and be there for hours anyways. even the most corroded ones ive come across working at wreckers come off with about 5 hits of a mini sledge (most come off with about 5 hits of a 32oz ball pein)
Hope this helps, and good luck, KE55's are very good cars, virtually indestructable (my commodore toting brother couldnt even kill the one I built for him after 1 1/2 yrs of mistreatment and neglect)
Cheers, Owen
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