Member Since: 16 Sep 2020
Location: GLOS
Posts: 155
Front upper balljoints - insitu replacement?
Possible to do them with the arms still on the car with a decent balljoint press?
I have a press which managed the knuckle ball joints on my old Td5. I know the arms themselves are not very expensive but the bushes seem fine and I'd rather just replace what is faulty.
27th Apr 2021 4:31 pm
PROFSR G
Member Since: 06 Mar 2017
Location: Lost
Posts: 4658
To be honest by the time you wrestle the ball joints out you'd have the complete arms off anyway. Besides, they're probably originals and you won't be very happy if a bush fails down the road.
For reasons above I've never changed just the ball joints, lube them up well with spray oil and I'm sure it's doable.yµ (idµ - eAµ) ψ=mψ
27th Apr 2021 4:47 pm
Brookert
Member Since: 03 Apr 2020
Location: Suffolk
Posts: 52
It's not much of a job to replace the whole arm to be honest. The cost difference is small once you factor in a ball joint tool.
27th Apr 2021 7:37 pm
Disco_Mikey
Member Since: 29 May 2007
Location: Dundee, Scotland
Posts: 20732
Member Since: 03 Apr 2020
Location: Suffolk
Posts: 52
When I took my original upper arms off, the rubber had separated From the metal tube in the middle. With a pry bar, they moved around like it was Saturday night at the disco.
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