Ooh me ball joints are aching.

Bongoing Mad · Post by **Bongoing Mad** » Tue Jul 07, 2009 10:12 pm

So I need two new ones so the garage says, trouble is the parts places are saying I need the wishbone thingy as well
which costs £139 each all in.
People in past posts have said they have just managed to fit the ball joint itself to the wishbone, but I cant find anwhere that sells them on their own.

Any advice greatfully recieved.

BongoMTBer · Post by **BongoMTBer** » Tue Jul 07, 2009 10:18 pm

Here:

http://www.mazdabongoshop.co.uk/Shop/St ... Joint.html

Let us know how it goes (would be nice to hear a follow-up for a change!).

francophile1947 · Post by **francophile1947** » Tue Jul 07, 2009 10:19 pm

I seem to remember than you need a press to fit them to the wishbone

Bongoing Mad · Post by **Bongoing Mad** » Tue Jul 07, 2009 10:23 pm

Do you think your average garage might have one of these presses?

BongoMTBer · Post by **BongoMTBer** » Tue Jul 07, 2009 10:34 pm

Most definatley.

lizard · Post by **lizard** » Tue Jul 07, 2009 10:36 pm

All good garages used to have the skills to do all this sort of engineering stuff, Not so sure now though. I reckon that they are few and far between.

Bongoing Mad · Post by **Bongoing Mad** » Wed Jul 08, 2009 8:05 am

Many thanks for your advice folks,I will be sending off for those new joints today.

Martin

francophile1947 · Post by **francophile1947** » Wed Jul 08, 2009 10:58 am

Also see this thread re fitting the ball joints http://www.igmaynard.co.uk/bongo/forum/ ... =3&t=32510

richie · Post by **richie** » Thu Jul 09, 2009 9:27 am

It would be nice and most sensible to use a press but it is possible to go the DIY route and use a hammer, drift and tube carefully as I have done, provided you tap firmly around the joint evenly to get it to go in squarely so it does not bind on the way in. Just ensure you use a drift or tube to protect vital surfaces and the rubber part. I used a few inches of scaffhold tube to hit the wish bone down over the joint supported on a stout metal support to the ground, as I said in my posts elsewhere on this topic I replaced mine in situ on the car saving the removal of the wishbone. A good warm up of the surrounding wishbone arm with a hot air gun or blow lamp will help immesurably too. Wish I had taken photos when recently doing mine now to illustrate how i did it.... if you need greater detail of the diy route please let me know.

Richie

Bongoing Mad · Post by **Bongoing Mad** » Fri Jul 17, 2009 2:56 pm

We got the ball joints fitted yesterday cost a hundred squid for fitting, all seems to be running smooothley.

Cheers folks

Martin

richie · Post by **richie** » Sat Jul 18, 2009 11:20 pm

Its great when the knocking goes, makes you wish you had done it sooner. I had a creaky drop link that eluded me for weeks, I just couldnt trace where it was coming from as the sound seemed to come from all directions, I found it by holding it while the car was being rocked and felt some slight roughness thats all........its suprising how easily these things get on your nerves.

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