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Hi everyone, I have just completed my drum brake to disk brake conversion in my 1980 LUV and was wondering about if the balls joints and tie rod ends need some sort of press/tension applied ? I know i needed a pitman arm (kinchrome does a awesome pitman arm for $26 aussie dollars ) to break em so they where on tight so i presume they need to be back on there just as tight...

Also I have just tightened the nut up as far as they can go or do I need a tention wrench. I need to get a wheel alignment...I am just a weekend mechanic who learns as he goes so any feedback, tips guidance would be great...although i am quite happy of my little achivement so far in this conversion process! Because once i began the conversion in the backyard there was no turning back! I am so close to getting this rig out on the road and I obviously want to make sure it is safe .

cheers
shaggs

I would assume they are torqueed down to a specific setting. Do you have a manual or can you find a chiltons or something with all the specs.
Most of the stuff I have done has the cotter key and I torque it down and then enough to get the next slot and hole lined up.
I don't think I torqued down the huge nut on top of the ball joint. BUT I am no expert.

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Gday Litemup, thanks for the feedback, I just picked up my LUV yesterday from wheel alignment and asked the mechanic to check the ball joints/tie rod tension and he said it was fine. I just tightened the bolts up as far as they could possibly go and put the split pins through. But if someone was to do their own backyard drum to disk conversion then a wheel alignment would definetly need to be done so they could just ask the mechanic to check out the conversion and see if everything was safe .

cheers
shaggs