Hopefully the VAF brain trust would have the concise answer.
A fellow builder and I have been having a discussion about how tight ball joint end bearings should be.
I content the bolt should be a little loose so the bolt can spin by hand but snouge.
And he contends the bolts should be tight and exact to the net thickness of the unit letting the outer part of the do the spinning.
Please let us know what your experience is and what is recommended.
Interestingly we can find torque on vans and mcmaster-carr does not seem to answer the question
Thanks, Larry (where it should be a little loose to spin the bolt by hand)
And Jeff (where it should be tight and let the outer bearing do the spinning)
A fellow builder and I have been having a discussion about how tight ball joint end bearings should be.
I content the bolt should be a little loose so the bolt can spin by hand but snouge.
And he contends the bolts should be tight and exact to the net thickness of the unit letting the outer part of the do the spinning.
Please let us know what your experience is and what is recommended.
Interestingly we can find torque on vans and mcmaster-carr does not seem to answer the question
Thanks, Larry (where it should be a little loose to spin the bolt by hand)
And Jeff (where it should be tight and let the outer bearing do the spinning)