You did see them, but I advised to not advertise them as problem solvers as they did not actually have the problem solver bushings.

 

AhhhhhA!! That's what it was! Hmmm... Still doesn't disprove that I'm losing my mind...

 

It’s still in your brain inside your skull, at least that is what Sweetie tells me!

 

Removal of the riveted ball joint looks like only a minor pain, but now I worry that boltIng on the new one in a way that it will stay put is less certain than rivets. Maybe that’s why GM never made the SS ball joint available loose.

 

The bolts that Moog provided are pretty close in relation to the holes the rivets were in, you torque them to just 50 ft lbs , so more of a shear pressure then stretch

 

If you're really worried, clean the mating surfaces with a clean solvent and use a bit of epoxy to keep them from ever moving, jut remember you'll need a bit of heat when you want to take it apart.

Ira

 

That’s from comment #4.

My math is correct but my typing, not so much. Should be 20.5 not 20.1.

(20.5 - 19.96) / 25.4 / 2 = 0.0106

 

Measured in post #10 and #12

 

let me guess. You asked for six pieces and never heard from Jimmy Ji again?

 

Hard to imagine that was a year ago.