how to adjust castle nuts of 10 bolt?

[Cornfield creations]

Just what the title says. I put the ball joints in already but could easily be loosened up again. I got the castle nuts close to where the original ones were. I used GM ball joints.

 

[1979jimmy350]

did you torgue the nuts down to the correct torque spec? You might have to adjust the sleves that are in the axles inner c its self

 

[Cornfield creations]

what do you mean the sleeves in the inner c?

 

[JeremyK5]

what do you mean the sleeves in the inner c?

He's talking about the sleeves used to adjust the preload on your balljoints. they are beneath the castle nuts on the top balljoints. They look like this-

 

[Cornfield creations]

Yeah, that's what I was thinking. How do you adjust them? I screwed them down to where the original ones were. Is there a real big concern about adjusting them?

 

[divorced]

I consider it important to follow the recommended torque procedure when installing new ball joints. I forget how it goes, but there is a certain sequence that everything needs to be tightened in.

 

[RaisedK5]