bottom balljoint - Retro-Renault

amdaman · 15th November 2006, 12:00 AM

quick question, is it a hub off job to change the bottom ball joint?

**Chris H** · 15th November 2006, 12:01 AM

only if your a retard.

10 minute job.

amdaman · 15th November 2006, 08:09 AM

lol, cheers. thought the shocks would needed to come off at least, otherwise it would be an arse to fit it.

**Chris H** · 15th November 2006, 11:15 AM

nah, just get an assitant to push the wishbone down with a breaker bar/jack handle when you need to tightened up the bolts that hold it to the wishboner.

You can do it without jacking it up and with the wheel on but its a pita and a daft way to do it but needed if you don't have a jack and no lockign wheel key. Thats when its fun.

Pete · 15th November 2006, 03:18 PM

Its easy, I managed it so anyone can.

amdaman · 15th November 2006, 09:58 PM

cool cheers, i'll get on it

amdaman · 21st November 2006, 02:16 PM

Just went to have a look, but how did you get the hub off the balljoint without prizing the hub open as you can't get to it?

Or did you take the balljoint off the wishbone 1st and then try and get it off the hub that way?

**Chris H** · 21st November 2006, 02:56 PM

undothe pinch bolt and lever the wishbone down.

amdaman · 21st November 2006, 08:07 PM

Cheers dude, wheres that big spanner...

**The T.I.B.** · 22nd November 2006, 09:45 AM

it's resting on the scuttle cover, a.k.a. tool tray, where you left it. Or is that just me

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15th November 2006, 08:09 AM	#3 (permalink)
amdaman Membre Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 353	lol, cheers. thought the shocks would needed to come off at least, otherwise it would be an arse to fit it.

15th November 2006, 09:58 PM	#6 (permalink)
amdaman Membre Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 353	cool cheers, i'll get on it

21st November 2006, 02:16 PM	#7 (permalink)
amdaman Membre Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 353	Just went to have a look, but how did you get the hub off the balljoint without prizing the hub open as you can't get to it? Or did you take the balljoint off the wishbone 1st and then try and get it off the hub that way?

21st November 2006, 08:07 PM	#9 (permalink)
amdaman Membre Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 353	Cheers dude, wheres that big spanner...