Wishbone balljoint pinch bolt - Help!! - Saxperience

SebastianTheSaxo · 13th July 2016, 11:44

Hi Guys,

I have a Saxo VTR 2001 and recently changed the driveshaft. Everything was fine, except, i couldn't get the pinch bolt in. The "shaft" of the balljoint was in the way and I couldn't get it move for love nor money.

ATM i have a high tensile bolt in there just so the car can be driven, but it's not the rated bolt and i'm not happy leaving it that way. Has anyone got any advice on getting the little pin in so that you can still get the bolt in?

Cheers guys

VeiRoN · 13th July 2016, 11:58

Turn the shaft around.

BUMMERS · 13th July 2016, 12:16

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Originally Posted by VeiRoN

Turn the shaft around.

Sounds like he tried that and couldn't get it to move.

SebastianTheSaxo · 13th July 2016, 12:50

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Originally Posted by VeiRoN

Turn the shaft around.

I'm not sure what you mean. How can you turn it around?

I might have already tried it, just don't understand how you are wording it

Furioman · 13th July 2016, 13:13

The shaft has a cut out for the bolt make sure it is in the right direction facing inward towards the car

SebastianTheSaxo · 13th July 2016, 13:24

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Originally Posted by Furioman

The shaft has a cut out for the bolt make sure it is in the right direction facing inward towards the car

Just slammed my head into the desk. I was certain it had a groove.

Thanks man, I'll check to make sure i'm not totally special this weekend when I do the other shaft.

VeiRoN · 13th July 2016, 14:59

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Originally Posted by SebastianTheSaxo

I'm not sure what you mean. How can you turn it around?

I might have already tried it, just don't understand how you are wording it

Are you sure the shaft is with the slot the right way around so that the bolt goes trough it and locks it in place?

Phaeton · 13th July 2016, 17:22

If you have a tapered punch & it's only a bit out you maybe able to use the punch to line it up without having to split it again to turn it.

welshpug · 13th July 2016, 18:46

how the hell are you driving it without the pin being in ?!

VeiRoN · 13th July 2016, 21:09

Would think the balljoint is in just not secured by the bolt..

Shadowslayerzz · 14th July 2016, 20:57

As said above the shaft on ball joint has a crescent shape in it to suit the bolt going through the pinch hole, make sure it is line up square so that the bolt can go in without any restriction or you will shrewd the threads off the bolt on the fist turn..

bytor · 17th July 2016, 16:42

So the pin on the wishbone that pushes into the up right... has a cut out, it will go in anyway way you like, but you need to align the cut out so the bolt will fit through...

Once the pin is in, get a screw driver and look through the hole and simple wiggle it around until its flush, then wack in the bolt.

Phaeton · 17th July 2016, 17:02

This shows you what you are looking for

SebastianTheSaxo · 19th July 2016, 11:29

Thanks for the replies guys.

Just to clear it up, the pin is in but held in by a slightly smaller bolt.

I didn't get around to changed the driveshafts because someone plank that owed the car before my Mrs. stripped the thread out of the spark plug hole

SebastianTheSaxo · 25th July 2016, 12:55

Managed to get around doing this last night and it all went fine once I had the pin lined up correctly.

Quick question though, I haven't been able to get the fill plug off of the gearbox yet, didn't loose much oil when changing the shaft, is it OK to drive short distances until Wednesday (when I can spend some time getting the plug removed)