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Old 01-15-2022, 08:30 PM   #21
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Just fix it right.
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Old 01-17-2022, 10:02 AM   #22
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first thing is to drill a hole in the end of the ball
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Old 01-23-2022, 06:45 AM   #23
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Today I put the rubber ball on the freshly painted radius rod/front axle. After about 45 minutes of trying to get the ball to go on with a little liquid soap, I felt there had to be an easier way. There is! I took a plastic bottle and cut out a cone shape. The small end goes into the rubber ball and the large end goes over the radius rod ball. Just push, the cone opens the rubber ball equally all around and it easily goes over the steel ball. Before it goes on all the way, take out the plastic cone. It worked the first time in less than a minute. Ed
i know this is a very old post but today i tried the plastic bottle/funnel trick. it worked in a heartbeat. i tried several tricks that i've read here but this was the best for me. thanks for posting.
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Old 01-24-2022, 06:59 AM   #24
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I would not use the rubber ball setup, call brattons and get the original radius rod set up

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What is original?
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Old 01-24-2022, 07:59 AM   #25
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Good one with the spoons!
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Old 01-24-2022, 10:57 AM   #26
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What is original?
Just a steel ball, you can weld up worn spots and file back to a somewhat round shape.
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