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5th gen failed mot! shock!!
Posted: Fri Jul 20, 2012 12:26 am
by RAZOR
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
Posted: Fri Jul 20, 2012 8:18 am
by 4th Gen Doug
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..
Posted: Fri Jul 20, 2012 9:03 am
by Merlin
Posted: Fri Jul 20, 2012 3:36 pm
by jozefsan
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
Posted: Fri Jul 20, 2012 3:58 pm
by BlackShadow
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!
Posted: Sun Jul 22, 2012 12:56 pm
by RAZOR
ive not really had a look how to fit these. looks kinda wierd lol. anyone got a how to??
Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2012 9:32 am
by Merlin
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.
Posted: Tue Jul 24, 2012 7:30 pm
by prelude_h22
Try japarts - They use nipparts components and are pretty good
Posted: Fri Jul 27, 2012 5:55 pm
by RAZOR
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?
Posted: Fri Jul 27, 2012 5:56 pm
by mercutio
the 4ws sensor and the abs sensor are the same part