Fitting new ball cups
 

How do you do yours? I have arthritic hands and trying to screw new ball cups on shock ends or tie rods kills my hands. Are there any tools or tricks of the trade I am not aware of?

This could help, my one came with a little plastic part that the ball cups can fit in, Hpi/Losi fit in it ok and help to grip the ball cups, not sure on other makes. A bit of grease on the threaded part will help too.

http://www.hpieurope.com/piw.php?lang=en&partNo=z950

What about something like this to hold the ball cups:

http://www.racers-edge.com/DOUBLE_BA..._p/rce7071.htm

http://www.racers-edge.com/v/vspfile...RCE7071-2T.jpg

MiCk B. :-)

Cheers guys, I may have one of those x wrenches. It's for Schumacher cups though which are a funny shape!

Do you not get the glass fibre spanner with schumacher cars anymore. The slot on those used to hold the back end of the ball joint while you screwed the turnbuckle in. I ended up with with two which made making turnbuckles a doddle. :)

I always put a drop of grease on the end of the turnbuckle when screwing it in for the first time. Even on the stupidly hard Losi ball cups I have used this made it a lot easier.

Also make adjusting them a bit easier too.

Think I have one of those as well. Christmas has come early for my hands :)