Front Upper Ball Joint

[Carrera_C]

Could anyone be so kind as to tell me how easy it is to replace the upper ball joint. Pictures / Diagrams if possible.

Even if someone has a link to a site that would tell me.

thanks.

[dawesy]

AFAIK it is not replaceable and is part of the strut. are you sure its not control arm no1 or the fig 8 thats gone, quite rare for the top joint to wear

[GT4 BOOSTER]

you remove the circlip , hit the ball joint up and out with a hammer , maybe not that easy though, insert the new ball joint and replace a new circlip , supplied with ball joint , order 1 from tcb here - http://www.tcbparts.co.uk/

ball joint: Price £ 27.00 + (4.73 v.a.t.) part no. 43310-29036

circlip: Price: £ 1.40 + (0.25p v.a.t.) part no. 90520-33017

[dawesy]

you learn somthing new everyday

[Carrera_C]

Excelent stuff. Cheers.

[JCGt4]

You will need to remove the whole shocker to replace the ball joint, i did it myself not to bad a job but getting the arms back into place is a pain and getting the new joint in you'll definitely need a press of some kind good luck with it. If you go to this site loads of pix and tips on superstrut www.gtfours.co.uk