rmaynard 14,897 #1 Posted November 23, 2022 (edited) Below is a picture that I grabbed from @The Gman The arrow points to a washer behind the castle nut on the swept-forward ball-joint. Can someone tell me the dimensions of that washer? OD, ID, Thickness. Thanks Edited November 23, 2022 by rmaynard 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JCM 8,650 #2 Posted November 24, 2022 Can not find a dimension on the washer but the nut is a 7/16 x 20 @rmaynard Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pacer 3,159 #3 Posted November 24, 2022 That doesnt look like a 7/16 ...... Maybe 11/16"?? That size hardware was common back in the day, but now you have scratch around to find any. The washer looks thicker than a conventional one, and IIRC that was a standard nut/washer on those early models. You might have to stack with - I think 3/4" - its a tad oversize but shud work. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wallfish 15,919 #4 Posted November 24, 2022 Looks like a 7/16" or 1/2" lock washer would do it. Or stack flat washers. I assume the hole isn't lining up with the castle nut ?? 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thor27 720 #5 Posted November 25, 2022 I thought they were just extra thick 7/16 "SAE" washers, but not quite, just took a caliper to one. The OD is .875, ID is .532, and it is .160 thick. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rmaynard 14,897 #6 Posted November 25, 2022 18 hours ago, Thor27 said: I thought they were just extra thick 7/16 "SAE" washers, but not quite, just took a caliper to one. The OD is .875, ID is .532, and it is .160 thick. Thanks. That just what I needed. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rmaynard 14,897 #7 Posted November 25, 2022 On 11/24/2022 at 8:34 AM, wallfish said: Looks like a 7/16" or 1/2" lock washer would do it. Or stack flat washers. I assume the hole isn't lining up with the castle nut ?? John, the shaft of the ball-joint is tapered, and so are the holes in the lower steering shaft plate and spindles. The washer/spacer allows the ball-joint shaft to be pulled into the tapered hole without the castle nut bottoming out when the threads end. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wild Bill 633 768 #8 Posted November 25, 2022 0.88" OD x 0.53" ID X 0.144" Thick. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rmaynard 14,897 #9 Posted November 25, 2022 Thanks. I think I'm going to find an alternative to the OEM washer which is about $5 each plus shipping. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wallfish 15,919 #10 Posted November 26, 2022 4 hours ago, rmaynard said: Thanks. I think I'm going to find an alternative to the OEM washer which is about $5 each plus shipping. 7/16 or 1/2" lock washer Mine just has a thinner flat washer on one of them. 520 HC with forward swept axle 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites