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Offline cml001

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Re: Ball links not fitting
« Reply #15 on: September 18, 2015, 04:38:24 AM »
Is the FBL E7SE Titanium turnbuckle set worth it?
I think so.. U can adjust them without taking them off. Plus, Ralph assembles them with the manuals measurement... I don't know.. Others may disagree, but I dig'm!
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Re: Ball links not fitting
« Reply #16 on: September 18, 2015, 05:59:31 AM »
Is the FBL E7SE Titanium turnbuckle set worth it?
I think so.. U can adjust them without taking them off. Plus, Ralph assembles them with the manuals measurement... I don't know.. Others may disagree, but I dig'm!

Of course, they are great, but I think the kit originals should be good enough.

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Re: Ball links not fitting
« Reply #17 on: October 26, 2015, 05:03:50 PM »
Here is a tip on putting the ball links on the rod end.

1.  Chuck the rod in your variable speed drill motor
2.  I use a small drill press vice and secure the ball link in the vice.
3.  Put the rod end into the link and pull the trigger on the drill motor for slow rotation.
4.  Rod threads right on, easy peasy.
5.  Reverse the drill motor
6.  thread the second link on the rod.
7.  manually thread the first link onto the rod
8.  Done.  It takes longer to write it down than to do it!!

This method works well and you get the link on the rod straight every time.  And without getting sore fingers.

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Offline Ding0

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Re: Ball links not fitting
« Reply #18 on: October 26, 2015, 11:43:20 PM »
So I had to resize the titaniam rods n ends straight out of the package - as per the manual's numbers. The boto-sizer works like a charm!

Offline Mike Spano

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Re: Ball links not fitting
« Reply #19 on: October 27, 2015, 08:00:47 AM »
So I had to resize the titaniam rods n ends straight out of the package - as per the manual's numbers. The boto-sizer works like a charm!

you had to size the rods, or the links?
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Offline Kevin Feil

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Re: Ball links not fitting
« Reply #20 on: October 27, 2015, 10:03:27 PM »
Late to the Dance, but I will say FBL Turnbuckles are very nice, also the stock Synergy Rods and Links are bullet proof as well, for me when I build these up, I drop a dollop of Triflo on the threads of the rods and proceed to building up the links, never had an issue,

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Re: Ball links not fitting
« Reply #21 on: November 03, 2015, 12:26:49 AM »
you had to size the rods, or the links?

sorry, I see I could've been more precise with the description - The rods came with links on them but were not the correct length, so I had to correct (twist the links on the rods) to the numbers that are in the manual