AYK 566B Help Needed w RB16 Ball Joint
Posted: Tue Jan 26, 2016 2:46 pm
95% finished with a resto, just need the front ball joints part RB16...tried to form something in the interim but having issues...basically need a typical ball join that gets threaded through the suspension mount, where the ball itself has a hole that will allow a 2.6mm socket head screw to be inserted through it.
the actual ball joints shown in the AYK manual can be seen here (2/3rds down on the rt side): http://riggenho.com/images/aykparts/supertrail/supetrailpartsdiagram.jpg
so, looking for temporary solution until I find the part I need. I've tried drilling out another sized ball joint set up, but no luck on a few attempts
I've tried a few various ball joints, including those described as 2mm, 2.5mm and 3mm...the smaller ones can be made to secure the joint into the suspension arm but the ball opening is too small, the 3mm version was too thick to fit in the arm recess..Hope this makes sense. More hoping someone has an RB16 original part!
Thanks
the actual ball joints shown in the AYK manual can be seen here (2/3rds down on the rt side): http://riggenho.com/images/aykparts/supertrail/supetrailpartsdiagram.jpg
so, looking for temporary solution until I find the part I need. I've tried drilling out another sized ball joint set up, but no luck on a few attempts
I've tried a few various ball joints, including those described as 2mm, 2.5mm and 3mm...the smaller ones can be made to secure the joint into the suspension arm but the ball opening is too small, the 3mm version was too thick to fit in the arm recess..Hope this makes sense. More hoping someone has an RB16 original part!
Thanks