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| Author: | cakeboy [ Mon Jan 31, 2005 8:03 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Ball Joints |
anyone changed ball joints on a zxi and if so how difficult are they to change and roughly how much the part costs both passenger and driver side cheers all |
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| Author: | GOGOBROOM [ Mon Jan 31, 2005 8:43 pm ] |
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had one of mine done a few weeks back cost me about £70 inc labour, part is about £40 - £50, dont think its difficult tho |
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| Author: | Roadster Robbie [ Mon Jan 31, 2005 8:51 pm ] |
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1 17mm nut and 1 17mm nut & bolt on the lower arm, 1 14mm nut & pinch bolt clamping the ball joint in to the knuckle. The hardest bit is getting the actual ball joint out of the kunckle. Hammer a chisel inbetween the clampy bit to spread the "jaws" open a bit (when you look you'll see what I mean  Penertrating oil is your friend on this job 
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| Author: | ed [ Tue Feb 01, 2005 12:00 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Ball Joints |
[quote="cakeboy"]anyone changed ball joints on a zxi and if so how difficult are they to change and roughly how much the part costs both passenger and driver side cheers all[/quote] Spurious ones cost about 40 euros each over here. Like Robbie says WD40 everything. If the nuts squeak loudly when you try to loosen them, only turn them a quarter turn at a time and let them cool for a few seconds between turns. (And keep spraying with WD40). I usually remove the pinch bolt and then use a 6 foot length of scaff bar to lever the wishbone down and pop the ball joint out. If its really stubborn you can try removing the upper strut nut and bolt and loosening (don't remove them) the lower nut and bolt. Have a 2pound hammer and an 18inch breaker bar on standby before you start and everything should go nice and smoothly. Ed |
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| Author: | cakeboy [ Tue Feb 01, 2005 8:20 pm ] |
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thanks lads will let you know how i ge  t on
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| Author: | Smotter [ Tue Feb 01, 2005 9:19 pm ] |
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You'll probably have to get your wheel alignment done afterward ... |
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| Author: | cakeboy [ Wed Feb 02, 2005 10:07 pm ] |
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is that right you can have four wheel allignment done on our beloved motors? |
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| Author: | GOGOBROOM [ Wed Feb 02, 2005 10:21 pm ] |
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I just cut the nuts off mine lol - they were rusted and the nut swivelled with the joint - took a while with hacksaw but jobe was done
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| Author: | cakeboy [ Wed Feb 02, 2005 11:10 pm ] |
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ok i might try a disc cutter then!! |
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| Author: | Smotter [ Thu Feb 03, 2005 9:47 am ] |
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[quote="cakeboy"]is that right you can have four wheel allignment done on our beloved motors?[/quote] Yup - the toe-in (tracking) is adjustable as standard ! |
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| Author: | Mark.T [ Thu Feb 03, 2005 10:01 am ] |
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[quote="Smotter"][quote="cakeboy"]is that right you can have four wheel allignment done on our beloved motors?[/quote] Yup - the toe-in (tracking) is adjustable as standard ![/quote] It's worth having the rear checked whilst you're there - generally if the tracking is within the specified tolerance, they won't charge you. Mark |
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