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Lower Ball Joint - Modified Support and Mounting

84porsche02

Subject

Lower Ball Joint


Part Identifier 4036
Applies To 928, 928 S


1984
Group


40
Key Points Modified Support and Mounting


C

Number

84-01

April 18,1984

FIGURE 1 NEW VERSION:




From September, 1983; VIN 92 ES 860404, lower ball joint support and mounting hardware is changed as follows:

- steel ball joint support instead of aluminum
- shorter studs in mounting brackets
- identical caster/camber adjusting eccentrics
1. ball joint support
2. mounting bracket 3/4. caster/camber eccentrics

FIGURE 2 CASTER/CAMBER ADJUSTING ECCENTRICS, NEW VERSION:




Note

Caster/camber holes in ball joint support have been switched. Caster is now adjusted with the inner eccentric and camber with the outer.
^ New version eccentrics are identical and are stamped with the new part number

FIGURE 3 PREVIOUS VERSION:




1. ball joint support
2. mounting bracket
3. camber eccentric
4. caster eccentric

FIGURE 1 NEW VERSION:




FIGURE 2 CASTER/CAMBER ADJUSTING ECCENTRICS, NEW VERSION:




FIGURE 4 CASTER/CAMBER ADJUSTING ECCENTRICS, PREVIOUS VERSION:




New and old version component pieces may not be interchanged. New version parts may be installed on one or both sides of an earlier vehicle, but initial installation requires use of following parts (see Fig. 1 and 2):

1. Ball joint support 928.341.049.12
2. Bracket, left 928.341.091.05 right 928.341.092.05
3/4. Camber/caster eccentrics (2) 928.341.466.00

Note

Hardware measurements are in millimeters.