Surviving the Frozen Northern Yankee Wasteland: ArticRubi's Build Thread - Page 32

**1222** · 06-30-2012, 07:03 PM

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Tried calling both Poly and Northridge, no one open today :thumbsdown:

Cant even put the stock one back in, it came apart when I pressed it out.

To me the frustrating part of all this is the timing. Things like this happen to me all the time. It’s always on a weekend, too late in the day to call and/or some damm holiday.

I feel your pain.

**Mol** · 06-30-2012, 07:09 PM

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Originally Posted by ArticRubi

Tried calling both Poly and Northridge, no one open today :thumbsdown:

Cant even put the stock one back in, it came apart when I pressed it out.

I have probably 6 or 7 sets on the shelf at the shop...if you can't get them out right away Monday from poly or NR, let me know and I can get them in the mail to you...can figure out the return/payment stuff later. Can't get to the shop this eve or tomorrow, unfortunately

**ArticRubi** · 06-30-2012, 08:11 PM

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Originally Posted by molshove

I have probably 6 or 7 sets on the shelf at the shop...if you can't get them out right away Monday from poly or NR, let me know and I can get them in the mail to you...can figure out the return/payment stuff later. Can't get to the shop this eve or tomorrow, unfortunately

You're awesome, period! I'll get up with you after I talk to poly Monday morning. Thanks dude!

**Mol** · 06-30-2012, 09:43 PM

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You're awesome, period! I'll get up with you after I talk to poly Monday morning. Thanks dude!

Not a prob...I know how terrible the untimely hang ups are

**ArticRubi** · 07-01-2012, 12:29 PM

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Not a prob...I know how terrible the untimely hang ups are

Definitely a pain. I'm hoping they'll over night it, really need to get rolling again. Did I mention these were on a "2 week" back order that ended up being 8 weeks?

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**Mol** · 07-01-2012, 12:38 PM

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Definitely a pain. I'm hoping they'll over night it, really need to get rolling again. Did I mention these were on a "2 week" back order that ended up being 8 weeks?

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spedly · 07-01-2012, 07:42 PM

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Pissed. Looks like I received a bad upper ball joint from Synergy. The stud won't move in the ball at all, even tried hitting it with a mini sledge and it still won't move. The angle that's it's seized is too great and the knuckle won't fit over it. Tried sliding the knuckle over the ball joints and hitting the bottom of the knuckle with the sledge and instead of the stud straightening out the ball joint start coming unseated from the C. Tried taking the ball joint out and reseating it at a couple of different angles, same result.

The upper balljoint shouldn't have any lateral play. It is basically a big stud than can move about 1/4" vertically. It definitely doesn't look right but you could try screwing the nut onto it and tapping it down with a hammer and punch to see if when it pulls out the angle changes any.

**ArticRubi** · 07-02-2012, 06:13 AM

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Originally Posted by spedly

The upper balljoint shouldn't have any lateral play. It is basically a big stud than can move about 1/4" vertically. It definitely doesn't look right but you could try screwing the nut onto it and tapping it down with a hammer and punch to see if when it pulls out the angle changes any.

Yeah that was one of the first things I did, it wouldn't move at all, even with the 4 pound sledge.

**ArticRubi** · 07-02-2012, 08:02 PM

Some resolution with Northridge and Synergy. Definitely a manufacturing defect (sent them some pictures,) they're overnighting it to me but I think they got it out too late today to receive tomorrow. I called them as soon as they opened and they weren't able to get me an answer on it until the end of the day.

On a good note I got home this evening and my roll cage had come in. Looks like I have a lot to do coming up, trying to make a 4 day trip down to Rausch Creek starting Saturday the 14th. Running with some big dogs, so I definitely want to try and get the cage in before that.

**Mol** · 07-02-2012, 08:04 PM

Awesome - glad to hear they got you taken care of! Sounds like you got your work cut out for you...I'm headed down to Anna Maria island that same Saturday