Heim Joint Play

[Kiel]

Well after coming back from moab, I notice some of my heims have some visable play in them. I'm thinking any play is bad, is that right?

 

[78mitsu]

yep, I think the tolerance limit is around 6kths linear travel so if you can feel it in the joint it's too much.

 

[Herzog]

I always kinda figured heims and sand don't play well together. No experience here, but that's just my view on them. They seem to wear out fast.

 

[Kiel]

Yeah I think they were on the way out before now they are pretty noticable, even hear it clanking a little under load back and forth. I've got a couple tie rod ends and about 3 heims that need attetion plus one bent dana 44 hysteer arm. Any body ever bend the arm, mine is pretty noticable.

 

[mbryson]

............. attetion plus one bent dana 44 hysteer arm. Any body ever bend the arm, mine is pretty noticable.

Seen it done a couple of times. One of the reasons I'm not running a D44.

 

[Kiel]

well this is the aftermarket arm maybe 3/4 inch thick, on the samurai, just suproised me a bit. I guess I just beat on it and it takes it

 

[James K]

one bent dana 44 hysteer arm. Any body ever bend the arm, mine is pretty noticable.

yes I have, bent it bad enough to break the front bolt, stretched the second bolt about 1/4" and the third held fine.

I have a upper hiem making noise on mine also and it has a little side to side movement as well. Just been to lazy to fix it.

 

[RockMonkey]

I had a heim with a little play in it. Then the ball pulled out the end everything went boom. Change them before everything goes boom.

 

[I Lean]

You've been wheeling the wee out of that thing, so I'm not too shocked that the joints are worn.

You might consider stepping up to a nice chromoly joint, they'll probably last longer than the ones you have now. Something along the lines of these, in whatever size you have. (if I remember right, they're 3/4-5/8", so XM10-12 as listed there.

 

[Kiel]

Well I got in there today to swap them out, and I thought I'd just use the same jam nuts, but no go the inbard lower control arms on the rear heims were bent like no other. So new jam nuts tomorrow i guess.

 

[I Lean]

Well I got in there today to swap them out, and I thought I'd just use the same jam nuts, but no go the inbard lower control arms on the rear heims were bent like no other. So new jam nuts tomorrow i guess.

Bent=almost broken. Good you're changing them!