Thanks Steve - the one I have now has the correct 4 mounting holes, but a 12 mm pin at the top - the guys parts book said that there were two pin sizes, with the 14mm one having a 3 hole mount, clearly there is some kind of mix up. I think I will follow Terrys advice now and go to Pedders, hopefully they will be able to help me.
Saturday, October 05, 2002, 11:12:35 PM, you wrote: >> >> Now I'm really baffled. I just managed to get the tie rod end and >> ball joint free from the steering arm, only to find that the new >> ball joint has the right bolt pattern in it (as opposed to the first >> one I got), but the pin size is different, it would seem that the >> original pin is 14mm, whereas I have been sold a 12mm one - how many >> different ball joint setups did nissan/datsun use?? Is the one used >> in the 1600s a 12mm pin or 14mm? SL> Early 240Z's used a different ball joint to the majority of Z's, but SL> I thought it was only the mounting method that was different (could SL> be wrong tho', might have been the pin). 260Z's are 14mm (tapering SL> from about 17mm) and have 4 mounting bolts. -- Best regards, Bob mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send submissions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] No unauthorised redistribution of this email http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------
