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MountainGoat1966 · 08-19-2018, 04:06 PM

83 C20 pickup.
Got K6129 lower ball joints from O'Reilly, supposedly the correct ones for the truck
Problem is, they are way too big for the hole in the control arm, even after driving out the thin spacer the factory had installed with their OEM joints.
Using calipers, I come up with .093 interference, seems WAY too much metal to try and press into the hole.

UPDATE: Found out the engineers who had the parts made screwed up and I need a different part number, K6129T which SHOULD be the correct fit.

08-19-2018, 04:06 PM	#1
MountainGoat1966 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: northern arizona Posts: 259	How tight should ball joints press in ? 83 C20 pickup. Got K6129 lower ball joints from O'Reilly, supposedly the correct ones for the truck Problem is, they are way too big for the hole in the control arm, even after driving out the thin spacer the factory had installed with their OEM joints. Using calipers, I come up with .093 interference, seems WAY too much metal to try and press into the hole. UPDATE: Found out the engineers who had the parts made screwed up and I need a different part number, K6129T which SHOULD be the correct fit. __________________ "Off the grid and on the seven day weekend plan" "One person cannot know everything, but between all of us, there isn't much we don't know." Last edited by MountainGoat1966; 08-19-2018 at 06:28 PM. Reason: Had to post update.



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