TJ Castle-Nut Size for Upper and Lower Ball Joint on Front Steering Knuckle...Anyone know what it is? I need to get a socket on the way home at lunch and finish taking my steering knuckle off..
Thanks!
TJ Castle-Nut Size for Upper and Lower Ball Joint on Front Steering Knuckle
Feb 14, 2007
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By 1 5/16" do you mean "Not sure" ? :)
The link you provided was for an 83 CJ, and apparently the nut sizes have gotten smaller through the years..
It turns out the upper nut is 7/8" and the bottom looks to be something like a 29mm or Standard equivalent? I have to go buy one today. Thanks anyway.
Please let us know exactly what ones work.
Thanks,
Carl
On the upper nut I used a 7/8" and the lower was a 28mm.
.. At the time I didn't realize a 22mm is only .009" smaller than a
7/8" and the 7/8" was what I happened to grab first. I imagine that two bolts holding on the same steering knuckle would HAVE to be either both metric or both english, but like I said, I didn't try the 22mm.And, what a PITA, I couldn't find a 28mm socket anywhere, I had to buy a $40 set of larger metric sizes, since on the shelf of individual sockets, it went right from 27mm to 29mm. No 28mm. I apparently need to stop buying craftsman.
Thanks,
-Dave
Dave,
Thanks for letting us know.
Carl
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