Racer9
Senior Member
Installing my IHC 4/6 kit and having trouble getting the supplied lower ball joints to seat all the way, I'm unable to tighten the nut enough to get to the cotter pin hole.
I called them and was told to get an impact wrench and tighten away. I usually run the nut up until it touches and then tighten it with a 1/2" breaker bar.
I'm very uncomfortable with trying to tighten it further. It's a tapered fit, so if I hit it with an impact something has to give! I asked the torque spec and he said 110ft/lb, I'm sure I'm already further than that.
I looked up the OEM spec and it's 38ft/lb according to this 'site; https://tighttorque.com/trucks/dodge/ram-4. A new Moog bj says 60ft/lbs in the instructions.
I compared the bj's side by side and the IHC one looked bigger, I checked it with calipers and it is slightly bigger, maybe a 1/32" and that gap is consistent at several spots, so the taper is right, but that is the reason it will not fit properly.
Anybody ever encounter that?
I was told to send pics to tech support but I can't find their email address, it's not on the 'site and the "contact us" page doesn't allow pics.
I will speak with them again tomorrow and try to get this resolved. I might have to buy new bj's to replace the IHC ones.
Here's pics;
Side by side.
Showing the gap.
The old lock nut doesn't even go on all the way.
I called them and was told to get an impact wrench and tighten away. I usually run the nut up until it touches and then tighten it with a 1/2" breaker bar.
I'm very uncomfortable with trying to tighten it further. It's a tapered fit, so if I hit it with an impact something has to give! I asked the torque spec and he said 110ft/lb, I'm sure I'm already further than that.
I looked up the OEM spec and it's 38ft/lb according to this 'site; https://tighttorque.com/trucks/dodge/ram-4. A new Moog bj says 60ft/lbs in the instructions.
I compared the bj's side by side and the IHC one looked bigger, I checked it with calipers and it is slightly bigger, maybe a 1/32" and that gap is consistent at several spots, so the taper is right, but that is the reason it will not fit properly.
Anybody ever encounter that?
I was told to send pics to tech support but I can't find their email address, it's not on the 'site and the "contact us" page doesn't allow pics.
I will speak with them again tomorrow and try to get this resolved. I might have to buy new bj's to replace the IHC ones.
Here's pics;
Side by side.
Showing the gap.
The old lock nut doesn't even go on all the way.