MOT blues

Post by **Merlin** » Tue May 08, 2012 5:55 pm

The threaded end of the ball joint has a rubber boot, it's between the boot and the arm. The circlip sits flush with the bottom of the arm so if there is grime/grease in the way it might be hard to spot. Me and 3rdgensteve replaced all the ballpoints on my track Lude with a hammer and a pair of circlip pliers.

mercutio · Post by **mercutio** » Tue May 08, 2012 5:59 pm

i scraped the crap away and still couldnt see the edges of a circlip maybe my eyesights gone lol

bristol_bb4 · Post by **bristol_bb4** » Tue May 08, 2012 6:03 pm

mercutio wrote:i scraped the crap away and still couldnt see the edges of a circlip maybe my eyesights gone lol

Oh ah

Post by **Merlin** » Tue May 08, 2012 6:04 pm

I assure you it's there. If you look at the pics of new ones on eBay they are included in the pic.

mercutio · Post by **mercutio** » Tue May 08, 2012 6:05 pm

yeah i know i have a couple of ball joints with the circlips and obviously there must be something to retain the joint in the arm just saying i cannot see the clip

Post by **indigolemon** » Tue May 08, 2012 6:26 pm

mercutio wrote:yeah i know i have a couple of ball joints with the circlips and obviously there must be something to retain the joint in the arm just saying i cannot see the clip

Mine was practically gone. Was more rust than clip! Could be the same for you - nothing a big hammer couldn't sort.

Supercharged 無限MUGEN BB1 Profile · Post by **nucleustylzlude** » Tue May 08, 2012 7:29 pm

Merlin wrote:The threaded end of the ball joint has a rubber boot, it's between the boot and the arm. The circlip sits flush with the bottom of the arm so if there is grime/grease in the way it might be hard to spot. Me and 3rdgensteve replaced all the ballpoints on my track Lude with a hammer and a pair of circlip pliers.

Mm...like Ste says, it didn't look clear when we had a look at Kat's. Never had to replace mine, so never actually looked how to do it. I've seen the circlip in the pics of replacements and assumed the top brass looking cap was a cover that you flick off and the circlip would just hold it in place of the arm. The fact it's on the other side does that not mean that the circlip is holding it from coming away from the arm? Doesn't make sense in my head, but I've clearly got it completely wrong?

Post by **paul bristol uk** » Tue May 08, 2012 8:00 pm

indigolemon wrote:Upper or lower ball joints? Although not too important as both can be purchased without having to grab the whole arm.

Lots on Ebay is it upper or lower? Not that expensive anyway 20ish a side IIRC.

bristol_bb4 · Post by **bristol_bb4** » Tue May 08, 2012 8:03 pm

ah right i see how it goes, pretty obvious looking at it now

Post by **Merlin** » Tue May 08, 2012 8:03 pm

My 4G is still in bits so the pics were easy to take. The little black circles are the "eyelets" of the circlip.

If the circlip isnt there, there is nothing to stop the balljoint from being pushed through the hole in the upper arm.