Benengel
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Hey guys, need to replace the driver side upper ball joint.
Any tips or tricks?
Cheers Ben
Any tips or tricks?
Cheers Ben
As it happens I did mine last night. It’s not that big a deal, IMO.
Spend $100 on a ball joint kit on EBay. The first hour of your mechanic’s labour will cost more than that. I’d never changed a ball joint in my life, now I’m an expert. �� Redone the entire front end. Tie rod ends, upper and lower ball joints, drag link bar, idler arm and drive shafts.
Yeah, I bought one of those kits for about 60 bucks and it worked a treat. Got another thingy to help separate the ball joints from control arms, worked well also. Still a pita though lol. It didn't fix the clunking nose when cornering at low speeds either, so was probably unnecessary. At least it shouldn't develop ball joint problems any time soon. Looks like the lca bushes next.
Have you managed to fix that clunk yet? Mine does it & I reckon it's more than one issue causing it. My last one made the same noise from new, but the service manager at the dealership I bought it from couldn't hear it apparently lol.
This should have been to "help separate the balljoint from where it bolts on to the wheel hub", still had to use heat, worked ok though.Yeah, I bought one of those kits for about 60 bucks and it worked a treat. Got another thingy to help separate the ball joints from control arms, worked well also.
Not yet mate. I assumed it was a balljoint (one of the rubber boots had lost its grease). They weren't too bad though in the end and it never pays to assume lol.
Can't find anything obvious that's causing it but it now sounds like a lower control arm noise, around the area where the torsion bar bolts on, but it's difficult to know sure. The old girl is getting new lca bushes, drag link and tie rod ends so I will report back when done.
This should have been to "help separate the balljoint from where it bolts on to the wheel hub", still had to use heat, worked ok though.
You will probably find that the noises you are talking about is the body blocks. I would be checking them for wear.
That's pretty much where I reckon the noise is coming from in mine too. I can't find anything faulty though! I'm starting to wonder if it's just the way the torsion bars are designed that's causing it? What puzzles me is that mine only really does it at slow speeds, turning right (think roundabouts). This one hasn't got that many K's on it, but it has done at least 20K of dirt/gravel roads. It'll be very interesting to hear how you go after you've replaced the stuff you mention above!
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