Michael Cesaro Posted April 5, 2023 Share Posted April 5, 2023 Hey guys, I’m completely re-doing my front end right now and I’m having trouble torquing the new lower ball joints I have. I bought the moog k8195t (pictured below), and the nut seems to have locker on the bottom of it. I get the nut on but when I try to torque it the entire assembly just spins. Any help is appreciated, I’ve already tried to holding it with a pair of vice grips and sticking a screw driver in the hole at the bottom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gsmblue Posted April 5, 2023 Share Posted April 5, 2023 Silly question, is the ball joint pressed all the way in? Any pics you can share? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce moose4x4 Posted April 5, 2023 Share Posted April 5, 2023 I have had that issue on my Bronco. I put a floor jack or bottle jack under the steering knuckle and put the weight of the truck on it and then tightened the nut. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mat in tn Posted April 6, 2023 Share Posted April 6, 2023 I have had that issue on my Bronco. I put a floor jack or bottle jack under the steering knuckle and put the weight of the truck on it and then tightened the nut. I second that plan. leave the grease fitting out for this and push against the weight of the truck and tighten it. put grease fittings in and grease them with truck sitting on its own wheels loaded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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