Powder Coating A-arms

[Conrad W Peden]

I'm getting my A-arms powder coated this week.

Anybody have any ideas on wheather I should leave the mounting surface of the ball joint un-coated?

The coater said no problem leaving the bushing surfaces un-coated.

The car is a 73 if it matters. Different ball joints?

PS: I need gaskets for my FI. Between Throttle-body and air-dist. and the cold start valve. Don't see them on Pelican, or am I blind?

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72 914 L20E in rusto.
73 914 L20E 2.0L in resto.
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[This message has been edited by Conrad W Peden (edited 04-02-2001).]

[Dave at Pelican Parts]

I don't know on the powder coating. I'd think very carefully, since that mounting area looks something like a machined surface to me. And that's the kind of thing you don't want dimensions changing on.

On the gaskets, call up and order. I got mine from them last year some time.

--DD

[JTB]

If I am not too late - don't paint the surfaces. I have found (at work, not on my 914) that the paint will eventually crumble out of the joint leaving the ball joints loose. If they were painted already, I would sand/wire brush them clean before reassembly.

[Conrad W Peden]

JTB

Were your A-arms painted or powder coated?

I didn't get to the coater soon enough to tell him not to coat these surfaces so I may be SOL.

He seems to think its ok. He races VW's

There is a sufficient locks on these ball joints to give me a safety if they come loose. I'll just put it together and see.



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CWP/VIR
72 914 L20E in rusto.
73 914 L20E 2.0L in resto.
http://members.rennlist.com/a914lover

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I am a powder coater, west coast powder coating in concord cal. Don't coat those surfaces, or sand blast them either. Make sure they tape them up before any work is done!!!