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Queston on ball joints? - 4/25/2008 11:11:10 PM   
BigTruckDriver


 

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Status: offline 		Which way does the little dot face. There is a certain way the ball joints clip on but I dont know which way the dot faces.

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RE: Queston on ball joints? - 4/25/2008 11:29:06 PM   
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Status: offline 		The dot faces away from the ball (it's a convention that whatever marking is there faces out).

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RE: Queston on ball joints? - 4/26/2008 3:21:01 AM   
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Status: offline 		I have made 1/2 turns with the links and have had no problems. Sometimes you need only a half turn to get the blades to track.

Are the ball links really manufactured with one side larger than the other?

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RE: Queston on ball joints? - 4/26/2008 4:06:23 AM   
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Status: offline 		yep... one side is larger than the other side. Some people don't realize this and end up breaking it.

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RE: Queston on ball joints? - 4/26/2008 5:59:20 AM   
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Status: offline 		A few aren't, in fact, but most are. If you look closely you can see the difference by looking at the thickness of the flat part on each side- the side that goes out has a broader flat section because of the slightly smaller opening.

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RE: Queston on ball joints? - 5/3/2008 8:51:41 PM   
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ORIGINAL: PilotLight

I have made 1/2 turns with the links and have had no problems. Sometimes you need only a half turn to get the blades to track.

Are the ball links really manufactured with one side larger than the other?

Yes i know thats the same thing that got me to asking this question. I was looking at the tutorial vids on helifreak and they show that half turn adjustments should be made from another link. I dont know the name of it but I will get the vid link.

Look at ball links 101

http://www.helifreak.com/showthread.php?t=11373

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