Sarbirus
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OK, so I have searched this forum and others on the subject of using or not using special tool LRT-54-600 for setting up the front lower ball joint height following replacement of the joint.
Some have said they have set it up by eye and not had any leaks from the seal or handling instability issues..
Some have said the newer genuine LR seals are more compliant and therefore alignment with the special tool is less critical...
A lot of these threads are anything up to approaching a decade old.
So does anyone have any input of their experiences?
Some of you might have done it by eye years ago and still have no issues, some of you may have done it by eye last week and had a leak.. I want to hear from you and your experiences.
The problem is, many of the existing threads involve a "I am doing it by eye" followed by "It seems to have worked", but often the story of "A year on and there is oil all over my driveway" probably does not get posted..
Anyone have any input or even opinions?
Some have said they have set it up by eye and not had any leaks from the seal or handling instability issues..
Some have said the newer genuine LR seals are more compliant and therefore alignment with the special tool is less critical...
A lot of these threads are anything up to approaching a decade old.
So does anyone have any input of their experiences?
Some of you might have done it by eye years ago and still have no issues, some of you may have done it by eye last week and had a leak.. I want to hear from you and your experiences.
The problem is, many of the existing threads involve a "I am doing it by eye" followed by "It seems to have worked", but often the story of "A year on and there is oil all over my driveway" probably does not get posted..
Anyone have any input or even opinions?