BansheeHoleshot Posted December 6, 2009 Report Posted December 6, 2009 What do you do with the ball joint when you want to sandblast and powdercoat your stock a-arms? Quote
Bansh-eman Posted December 6, 2009 Report Posted December 6, 2009 nothing can be done with them. The only way you can ure the PC without compromising your balljoints on stock arms is to use lamps instead of a oven. If you have the extra $$$ now would be the time to grb some after market a arms. You can get some used ones for prettycheap. Quote
BansheeHoleshot Posted December 6, 2009 Author Report Posted December 6, 2009 nothing can be done with them. The only way you can ure the PC without compromising your balljoints on stock arms is to use lamps instead of a oven. If you have the extra $$$ now would be the time to grb some after market a arms. You can get some used ones for prettycheap. My banshee is living a better life then me. No more money! Can I take off the rubber boots and grease. After it goes threw the oven I can regrease and put boots back on? Quote
Bansh-eman Posted December 6, 2009 Report Posted December 6, 2009 the rubber boot is not the probly. there is a plastic shroud inside there that will met if they put it in the oven. I have heard some guys say they baked them and nthnig happened, while others did not have that same luck. I would say try and scrape a few hunder $$$ and buy your self a set of after markets. I can't say for sure but I think Stellar has some pretty cheap duner style arms that come bare. Might check him out and see. Quote
bansheesandrider Posted December 7, 2009 Report Posted December 7, 2009 There is a plastic bushing in the ball joint that will melt if cured in an oven, it is what the ball pivots on. Once it melts you will have excessive clearance in the joint and there is no way to repair them. Some guys say you can cure it with a heat lamp, but I don't know about doing it that way.The only thing you can do with stock arms is paint or chrome them. I always thouight it was stupid to chrome arms with 1/2 wore out ball joints, so if I was going to chrome them, I would do it to new ones. If you get new arms with replaceable ball joints, then you can do whatever you want to them and only have to replace the ball joint instead of the arm when the ball joint wears out. Quote
dajogejr Posted December 7, 2009 Report Posted December 7, 2009 My buddy has a powder coated A Arm hanging in his garage to remind him of this very reason. Do Not PC a stock a arm. When people don't believe him, he tells them to go pick it up and move the ball joint. Enough said... And this is a buddy that paints, polishes, chromes or powder coats EVERYTHING on a bike.... Quote
87sheerips Posted December 7, 2009 Report Posted December 7, 2009 Yep, I have a full set of JUNK A-arms because I tried this... It doesn't work lol Quote
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