URGENT !!

[paul_honthy]

Anyone know how easy it is to replace the lower ball joint on the lower suspension arm on a classic?

The car failed its MOT today for a worn ball joint and Ive got from 8.30am tomorrow (when i get the ball joint) to 1pm to get the ball joint fitted and it back up to the garage for the retest.

No MOT = No run on Sunday []

Any tips/help appreciated

Cheers

Scotty

 

[euan_r]

you should manage it no bother but then after saying that you just know your going to hit trouble []

wheel off,remove castle nut and split pin from lower ball joint, remove bolt through hub,remove droplink, wedge bar between arm and hub and leaver hub off top of ball joint, then hamer ball joint oot. then reasemble with new bit.

think ats right enough.

[paul_honthy]

Minted mate,[] don't like going into a job blind when there aint a lot of time!

[euan_r]

aye but everythings easy when written down in nice text. wait and see what like the bolts are. you should be ok though. []

[euan_r]

ps you might want to put castle nut back on hand tight before seperating hub and wishbone as hub takes a bit of leavering off. oh aye and having a  second jack under lower arm makes fitting/removing droplink bolt a lot easier.

[paul_honthy]

much appreciated mate.