help needed with a bit of work on my car

[BazV6er]

what do i need to get if my lower balljoint has gone ?would it be better for me to buy two wishbones structures as well as two new anti roll bar droplinks...

[RobbieV]

<!--QuoteBegin-Baz16v+--><div class='quotetop'>(Baz16v)</div><div class='quotemain'><!--QuoteEBegin-->what do i need to get if my lower balljoint has gone ?would it be better for me to buy two wishbones structures as well as two new anti roll bar droplinks...<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

I would buy 2 wishbones and new drop links, once fitted makes a big difference [img]/smile.gif[/img]

[BazV6er]

is the ball joint fitted into the wishbones rob or do you have to buy them separate

[Rusty_CallyT]

built in afaik

[BazV6er]

ok so its built into the wishbone ,ok cheers adam

[callyben]

they are riveted in. but they can be removed by drilling out the rivets and fitting the the new balljoints with bolts. it would be a lot easier to fit new lower arms and droplinks.


the rear bushes on both sides on mine have gone. but i cant decide wether to upgrade to powerfelx bushes or buy new lowerarms??

[Chavtastic]

Should be about £18 for a pair of decent wishbones, and about a tenner for the ARB links (which are normally broken) [img]/laugh.gif[/img]

[BazV6er]

well last year ben i paid about £4 for each ARB link

[mickeyboy]

here you go matey they come with the wish bonesi got mine of ebay cost me 34.87 complent matey and yes there easy to fit

[BazV6er]

well im gonna have a go at these with the fiancees dad ,are they easy to replace?

im not great at doing mechanical things ,i was gonna take it to a garage but i think they would charge me the earth

[mickeyboy]

<!--QuoteBegin-Baz16v+--><div class='quotetop'>(Baz16v)</div><div class='quotemain'><!--QuoteEBegin-->well im gonna have a go at these with the fiancees dad ,are they easy to replace?

im not great at doing mechanical things ,i was gonna take it to a garage but i think they would charge me the earth<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->yes matey there easy to fit should take about 35 to 45 min each side and you need a torquewrench matey to do them back up and there 3 setting for them

[Chavtastic]

You won't struggle if you take your time. Nothing is fiddly at all.

Basically

jack the car up on axle stands.
wheel off
undo the bottom ball joint (easy)
undo the anti roll bar link (easy)
use a balljoint splitter to split the balljoint (easy if you can use a hammer lol)
then just undo the x2 big bolts holding the wishbone into the body/subframe (easy)
pull the wishbone out! (simple!)

[mickeyboy]

if you need a hand bring it down matey ill do them for you?

[Rusty_CallyT]

how do you get a torque wrench on the balljoint nut with the driveshaft in the way?

[v6calibra]

i always opt for drilling them off and fit new ones as they come with bolts