Lower ball joint removal
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Lower ball joint removal
by N1ova on Sun Oct 25, 2009 7:37 pm
Hi i decided today was the day to change my lower balljoints for the mot.What a nightmare of a job.I romoved the steering link the top balljoint and still cant get the new lower balljoint in.I got the grinder out and cut the shank off the other one.Does anyone know how to slide the driveshaft back about 3cm?Got no truck till i do this.Cheers Adrian
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Re: Lower ball joint removal
by Alfie on Sun Oct 25, 2009 8:14 pm
One of the mechanical chappies will be along shortly with a link to the right place. You need to split the hub to get the bottom ball joint out. It's fairly easy to take off the hub cover, remove the spring/circlip off the shaft and the hub will slide forward giving you enough space to get the old one out.Carefull not to lose the shims from behind the clip if there are any. Good luck and keep us posted.
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Re: Lower ball joint removal
by horses45 on Sun Oct 25, 2009 8:27 pm
pics would be nice as i gotta do mine very soon 
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Re: Lower ball joint removal
by Drift on Sun Oct 25, 2009 8:45 pm
You will need to remove the circlip on both autos and mannual hubs to remove the disc,the space of the shaft sliding back will just about give you enough room with a bit of waggling to get the ball joint in and nuts in, takes a bit of messing and using another jack helps but it is doable.
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Re: Lower ball joint removal
by N1ova on Thu Oct 29, 2009 5:37 pm
Job completed.Replaced both bottom balljoints.And the outer cv boot on the drivers side.Dreading the mot in 3 weeks. 
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