lower ball joint

[moggytom]

been advised mine needs changing on passengers side, is it hard to do your self ? also how much should I be looking to pay for the part ? I was goin to ask on seres but dnt know the part number

cheers tom

 

[moggytom]

also if I do it my self is it worth changing anything else while it's off ? cheers
Tom

 

[DEAN0]

If your reasonably handy with tools its about 20 mins a side.

Three bolts hold ball joint to wishbone

One pinch bolt holds ball joint to strut.

As your going to have to do the tracking I would look at all other bushes on the suspension and then you only need to do the tracking once.

1. front wishbone rear bushes - change to cupra bushes
2. front wishbone front bushes - change to new oem or powerflex ones

 

[moggytom]

pretty handy with tools stripped a Morris minor 3 times will hav a go on sat I think cheers

 

[smithy84]

does it rattle over bumps with a knackered ball joint as mines rattling its a*** off & ive changed all the bushes & this is my next thought of what it might be.

 

[moggytom]

no it dosnt rattle it just knocks when goin over bumps occasionally

 

[shep0706]

You get this sorted ?

 

[moggytom]

yeah took about an hour and a half as most bolts were seized, cost 16 quid for the bit, tracking was way out after as well but bushs look good

 

[shep0706]

did you just replace the ball joint ? and what was your knocking like ?

 

[moggytom]

the knocking you could hear over most bumps, after replacing the ball joint the knocking stopped was just kinda a big clunk as soon as you hit the bump

 

[shep0706]

the knocking you could hear over most bumps, after replacing the ball joint the knocking stopped was just kinda a big clunk as soon as you hit the bump

Sounds exactly like mine , my ball joint is split and leaking grease and clunks when you hit a bump, Did you remove then hub then remove the ball joint or did you just disconnect the drive shaft and wishbone from the ball joint ?

 

[moggytom]

didn't even need to disconnect the drive shaft, just 3 bolts holding it on the the wishbone undo these and move the wishbone down and then removed the last bolt connecting it to the car, just make you you have some penetration fluid quite an easy job now I know what I'm doin

Tom