What's the drill removing the lower wishbone balljoint?

[MartinWoodham]

Can the balljoint be removed in situ or do you have to (recommend) taking the wishbone off the car first?

 

and any hints/ tips?

 

Again on behalf of Nifty...

 

TIA

 

Martin

Aero'd supersported ex-Roadsports B...anyone got a cheap LSD?

 

Edited by - mwoodham on 3 May 2007 10:40:02

[Alex Wong1697456877]

A while since I've done this so forgive me if I'm wrong

 

Unbolt the specially turned nyloc from underneath. Separate upright from bearing. Look to see which type of circlip you have. If it is a normal circlip (two little tabs with holes)- remove with circlip pliers. If it's a spiral type, get a small screw driver under the tab and flick it out of the groove, then rotate the clip till it's all out. You'll probably need to use a hammer the help get the bearing out. Should be possible with it on the car but no doubt easier if you remove the wishbone.

[Englishmaninwales]

Much easier to remove the wishbone and do it on the work bench

[MartinWoodham]

thanks guys *thumbup*

 

Martin

Aero'd supersported ex-Roadsports B...anyone got a cheap LSD?

[Nifty]

Took them off and put a short 1/2" socket extension bar in the middle and walloped (gentley pursued) it out on the workmate

 

Cleaned the bearing seat with some fine emery paper and the spherical joint eased in nicely just going home with a tap from a 13/16" socket *thumbup*

 

 

However, much easier to remember to put the circlip (spiral type) back in before you put the wishbone back on the car

 

Keep off the straight and narrow 😬

[Johnty Lyons]

Hope you remembered to bed the sphericall in bearing seal otherwise your in diffs as all the weight will be on the circlip and its not designed to carry the weight of the upright. ☹️

 

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[Tony C]

I don't think that's correct 😬 The weight of the car is trying to push the spherical bearing deeper into its seat.

 

Agree about the "Bearing Fit" sealant though - don't want the bearing outer race to rotate in it's seating.

 

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[Nifty]

The torque of the nut will hold the bearing in place on the upright and in it's wishbone seating (though a little bearing seal may not have gone a miss - didn't have any to hand, might get some and redo them if possible )

 

I can't see how there would be any weight transfer onto the circlip

 

Keep off the straight and narrow 😬

[stevefoster]

No need to remove the wishbone IMO.

 

I find it easier to remove the top link so that I can position the upright in line to get a socket (angle ground flush one) on the delicate ali nut for removal.

 

You need to bearing seal (was available from Halfords last time I needed some) the bearing in otherwise it may slopp up and down and under droop (when you lift off at the Mountain as Cadwell for example) the weight of the suspension will be on the circlip / at the MOT test and it will fail on this just as it would if the bearing was worn!

 

 

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[Mick Day]

To undo the bottom nut: jack up the front of the car; use a separate jack under the lower wishbone to raise the wishbone; when at the right level, use a standard socket to undo the nut.