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bbyer
 


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New lower wishbones the easy cheap way to change lower ....

The link below is to a thread I started when I needed new lower ball joints.

I had my dealer instead install complete lower A arms on both sides. As far as I was concerned it was faster, easier, perhaps cheaper, plus I got the new updated ball joints plus alot of new fresh bushings and the like. There is also a story that says the A arms are only good for two sets of ball joints and then the holes are stretched, hence new A arms are needed anyway.

http://www.lrrforums.com/showthread.php?19...highlight=


This is a link to a thread on disco3 from awhile back when the new ball joint design was just being introduced.

http://www.disco3.co.uk/forum/topic23906.html
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Post #86943911th Dec 2011 3:12 am
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Ball joint seized in both ends! Confused Censored
  
Post #88418216th Jan 2012 1:31 pm
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Disco_Mikey
 


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Never failed to get one out Confused

Try a bigger hammer Whistle
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Post #88418616th Jan 2012 1:39 pm
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It's my favourite sledgy! Maybe its the cold! My mate is bringing a truck ball joint splitter round now! The other one snapped the end off the BJ! Big Cry
  
Post #88420016th Jan 2012 2:14 pm
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Disco_Mikey
 


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I bought myself one of these bad boys!

http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?q=mac+tools...&ty=49

32oz, Anti Vibe hammer. Worth its weight in gold Thumbs Up
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Post #88421416th Jan 2012 2:37 pm
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Bingo stingo. Nice mallet!

Me mate came round and had it off in under a minute! He did bring a splitter with him the size of Jaws erm.... jaw!

Once the hub was off he popped the whole thing out easy using a few tricks of the trade, that I now have!!!

That's one side done anyway!!! Laughing
  
Post #88440816th Jan 2012 7:06 pm
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HughMartin
 


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Couple of points on torques if re-fitting a front hub;

1. 4 x Hub bolts - 115nm

2. Hub centre nut - 230nm

Got this info from a Stratstone LR workshop.

Thanks to all the previous posts which helped me carry out a succesful pair of front hub replacements.
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randall977
 


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Had a go at this yesterday but got well and truely stuck trying to split the lower ball joint. I gave up and phoned my local specialist who offered to put 2x genuine wishbones on and track all four wheels for £709...which is okay for what it is but too much for me to spend right now.

The joints are very bad and so I'm looking at buying a HGV joint splitter - anyone bought one for less than £100 which has worked well in this area?
  
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randall977
 


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Started on my front wishbones last night and the HGV hydraulic ball joint separator worked very well (I used the one shown below - any smaller and I don't think it would fit - you need 70mm jaws) - I reckon it needed the 12 tons of pressure - went with a bang on both sides! Now stuck on the rear bolts on both sides, I'll be buying a reciprocal saw and a few blades today...



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BigAl
 


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Thanks Mikey Great post, however no amount of hammering on ball joint would make it move. In the end resorted to old faithful SP 3 ton puller and that pushed it out. Otherside tomorrow I think now.
  
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grzesiul
 


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is it easy to swap ball join rubber sleeves?

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Post #114465816th Aug 2013 5:47 pm
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Done my N/S front ball joint today. 2 hrs from start to finish all in. Thanks Disco Mikey, for a great write-up on how to do this job Thumbs Up

  
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Disco_Mikey
 


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Will this do to remove and what tool is it to fit does it have to be land rover Confused

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Sealey-AK381-Bal...1c417bdbc4
  
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I didn't use a ball joint splitter. I just hit the steering knuckle a couple of times with a lump hammer & the ball joint popped out. The new ball joint just pushed into place by hand, but you could use an old socket or similar if necessary.
  
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