/ CV Joint Prive

[treed2 at wsu.edu (T. Reed)]

Not true. You can put the bolt in first and then try to put the ball joint
in. It won't fit in all the way, but the bolt is still installed. So the
condition you described as impossible is occurring.

Technically its possible for this to happen without putting the bolt in
first, assuming the ball joint gets stuck (needs a hammer whack) at just
the right point so that the bolt still slides in.

Like I said tho, you have to be a pretty big idiot to make this mistake.

If you're that stupid its probably a bigger risk that you'll swallow the
bolt and decide its a good idea to use bailing wire instead of getting a
replacement ;)

-Toby

On Thu, 12 Feb 2004, L F wrote:

> Correctomundo. The thing is, you can't GET the bolt in unless it IS
> fully seated.  That's the beauty....
>
> Roc on.
> Larry
>
>   I haven't looked at it for a while but was remembering it being shaped
>   roughly like a trailer hitch ball, The bolt then rides one of the inner
>   shoulders to keep it from popping out. If you don't get it fully seated,
>   presumably you could put the bolt in and tighten it but have it still be
>   loose. I guess you'd have to be a pretty poor mechanic for this to
>   happen, though.
>
>   -Toby
>
>
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