The ball and the stud are two pieces,they are pressed together when they are manufactured.The stud has a slot on the upper end to hold a screwdriver which keeps the stud from turning when the retaining nut is tightened up  Carl

Makes NO sense

Hey guys, The stud will turn and the ball does not turn with the stud.

56 VIC  Gene Stoehr Sr.

Me too ! cant be seperate, maybe its the terminolgy.


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Thanks Carl. I will inspect these BJ closely for tightness.  I may holler at you on your NOS BJoints.

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Gene I checked a couple and the stud turns but the ball does not turn with it.  Carl

For some reason I'm finding this discussion confusing. Isn't the stud and ball one assembly?

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Thanks Carl.

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Gene I have a couple nos ball joints,i will check them tomorrow to see if the stud and ball both turn  Carl

I have the left top BJ out and it is the same as the right side. Stud turns but the ball does not. Makes me wonder if the BJ is really bad? The bottom left BJ is the same as right side.

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