Throttle linkage & ball joints?
Throttle linkage & ball joints?
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brakedust

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1,059 posts

239 months

Sunday 26th October 2008
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My throttle linkage & ball joints are worn (between the 2 banks) on my 4.5 & I'm looking at setting my engine up next month.

I've had a look at the usual sites but can't find any, anyone got a good link?

Budaholic

1,516 posts

265 months

Sunday 26th October 2008
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At the recent Austec open day, Tim from ACT had a nice robust looking alternative on his little display table.

Call and see if he's selling em!

http://www.actproducts.co.uk

Byker28i

92,085 posts

247 months

Sunday 26th October 2008
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Someone made them up on here. I've got one of them and very good it is too.

Nickccc

1,682 posts

278 months

Sunday 26th October 2008
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Asked the same question a while ago, I renewed mine with the ondrive ones. Jules mentioned you can use rose jointed ends aslo.

mikesr

672 posts

261 months

Monday 27th October 2008
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The ball joints seem to wear out fairly quickly. So I put rod ends on the second time they needed replacing

Try here

You need 1 each of the 5mm ones CFF.00.05 and CFF.00.05LH

I had to take a couple of mm off the ali rod to get enough adjustment

brakedust

Original Poster:

1,059 posts

239 months

Monday 27th October 2008
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mikesr said:
The ball joints seem to wear out fairly quickly. So I put rod ends on the second time they needed replacing

Try here

You need 1 each of the 5mm ones CFF.00.05 and CFF.00.05LH

I had to take a couple of mm off the ali rod to get enough adjustment
Awsome, that looks like a much better option, do they come with the male parts to replace the ball joints themselves or is that another part?

mikesr

672 posts

261 months

Monday 27th October 2008
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They replace the entire existing ball joint.
Unbolt the balls from the throttle arms and attach the rod ends with an M5 cap head and lok nut.
I think the bolts I used were 15mm long.