5th gen failed mot! shock!!

RAZOR · Post by **RAZOR** » Fri Jul 20, 2012 12:26 am

both front bottom ball joints, split pins missing from front upper ball joints, front tyres, emissions and abs light is on. fitted cat last night so will swap lambda tomorrow, wheres the cheapest place to get the ball joints from? cheers
Dan

Post by **4th Gen Doug** » Fri Jul 20, 2012 8:18 am

Is it the ball joints, or is it just the boots?
Boots can be got from here: http://www.balljointboots.co.uk/
I got complete ball joints from a Google shopping search
Good luck mate - I feel your pain, just had to replace springs all round, rear ARB, upper arms all round, bushings all round & ball joint boots..

Post by **Merlin** » Fri Jul 20, 2012 9:03 am

5th gen lower balljoints http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/HONDA-PRELUDE ... 4aafd6da91

jozefsan · Post by **jozefsan** » Fri Jul 20, 2012 3:36 pm

as for ball joint i will go with first line company, quality for reasonable price

ebay ball joints are cheap China or Taiwan etc etc etc , they dont last long, ball joint are soft

BlackShadow · Post by **BlackShadow** » Fri Jul 20, 2012 3:58 pm

jozefsan wrote:as for ball joint i will go with first line company, quality for reasonable price

ebay ball joints are cheap China or Taiwan etc etc etc , they dont last long, ball joint are soft

^This definitely.

You don't want to cheap out on something as important as ball joints. The peace of mind and hassle free motoring are worth the extra few bucks/quid/euros. Ball joints are a PITA to replace. Replace old ones with the best you can afford, and barring hitting a land mine, you won't have to do them again for years...or ever, depending on your driving...or how long you keep the car!

RAZOR · Post by **RAZOR** » Sun Jul 22, 2012 12:56 pm

ive not really had a look how to fit these. looks kinda wierd lol. anyone got a how to??

Post by **Merlin** » Mon Jul 23, 2012 9:32 am

Its pretty simple. Remove the retaining circlip and hit the old balljoint out with a big mallet. Then hammer the new one in and fit the new circlip. Done

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I have never had a problem with Ebay balljoints.

prelude_h22 · Post by **prelude_h22** » Tue Jul 24, 2012 7:30 pm

Try japarts - They use nipparts components and are pretty good

RAZOR · Post by **RAZOR** » Fri Jul 27, 2012 5:55 pm

sill question here. i checked abs sensor at the hub and it loooks ok, where does the other end plug into? and the 4ws sensors on the back where are they?

mercutio · Post by **mercutio** » Fri Jul 27, 2012 5:56 pm

the 4ws sensor and the abs sensor are the same part