Suspension Knocking - Worn bushes ?

[Bix]

Linking to the competition: How To : Replacement of front lower ball joint arm...

Enjoy. Looks like it'll be a ballache without a ramp.

 

[gold rover]

Are you doing just the fronts??

If so there is only a lower ball joint....ball joint replacement is the same process as any other...needs to be split out of the socket and then unbolted from the bottom of the hub by the looks of it...

I trust you have RAVE!!

Yep got RAVE. Checked with suppliers and my friendly indie, apparently there is lower , attached to arm and upper , which separates. Only the upper is the issue but might as well get both done at same time.
I'll get a better look in next couple of days.

Linking to the competition: How To : Replacement of front lower ball joint arm...

Enjoy. Looks like it'll be a ballache without a ramp.

Thanks Bix. Got a 4 poster so one down a million others to deal with

 

[Saint.V8]

I only see one....on the bottom...also the prcedures in RAVE only list the lower joint....

The upp attachement is to the Air Strut and the Anti Roll Bar Links!!!

 

[Saint.V8]

Ahhh wait a minute...they could be talking about the Compression Link...which is a ball joint that is just above the other lower ball joint...!!

 

[gold rover]

Hmmm that's odd. I'll double check tomorrow. Thanks

 

[Bix]

Think it is #7 in that diagram, judging from the photos in the thread.

 

[gold rover]

Do these parts make it any clearer LR032644GEN Lower Ball Joint
RBK500210 Upper Track Control Arm Ball Joint

 

[Bix]

Track is steering.

[edit: Sack that, I'ma say #7 on that diagram.]

 

[gold rover]

Ok might not be that one then lol I never, ever said I was good at this type of thing. All I know is I was told to get the ball joint, the one that faces forward not on the angle . Then when I explained that to the parts people they came back with is it lower or upper. Upper is separate and lower is attached to arm.

 

[Saint.V8]

The attached any use??

Callout 3050 - is what I was thinking about....it bolts to the bottom of the Hub

The Other Callout is the Compression Link, and it comes complete with the link arm and bush to bolt to the subframe

 

[gold rover]

Great thanks Saint. I'll ake a proper look in the morning. It's bed time for those of us who have to work at silly o'clock.

 

[Saint.V8]

Silly O clock for me too...but then again silly O'Clock is relative... my wake up at 6.15am may be a lie in for some!!

 

[2.0_hippo]

Yes there is upper and Lower ball joint arms

Already done the lower ones last year on mine
Relatively straight forward

Just buy the whole arm including the joints

Otherwise you need a 2 tonne press to get the old joints out

Not worth the hassle so its easier to buy the complete arms

 

[2.0_hippo]

well, fedex has delivered my bits from island 4X4.

so far so good, very well packaged up indeed i must say.

astonished at the size and weight of these upper suspension arms ! you dont relaise how big they are until they are off the car ! LOL

oh well, looks like im going to be busy this weekend then with these bits.

hopefully this will cure my nearside suspension knocking !

both upper arms, both track rod ends, and this years gearbox service !

 

[gold rover]

Parts ordered from island4x4 this morning. Now just got to get them and then get the job done.

 

[Thor1950]

well, fedex has delivered my bits from island 4X4.

so far so good, very well packaged up indeed i must say.

astonished at the size and weight of these upper suspension arms ! you dont relaise how big they are until they are off the car ! LOL

oh well, looks like im going to be busy this weekend then with these bits.

hopefully this will cure my nearside suspension knocking !

both upper arms, both track rod ends, and this years gearbox service !

replace the ball joints would be cheaper then all them new parts. And now you have to schedule a front end alignment

 

[Datatek]

well, fedex has delivered my bits from island 4X4.

so far so good, very well packaged up indeed i must say.

astonished at the size and weight of these upper suspension arms ! you dont relaise how big they are until they are off the car ! LOL

oh well, looks like im going to be busy this weekend then with these bits.

hopefully this will cure my nearside suspension knocking !

both upper arms, both track rod ends, and this years gearbox service !

I see it say's ****part on the label Still when you have learnt how to do it you will be able to do it quicker when you do it again in summer





















Keep the old parts, you may need them

 

[2.0_hippo]

Load of p!ss takers you are ! Lol

Nothing wrong with britpart !

Why would I buy just the bushes for £30 and then send then to a workshop to extract and change the old bushes when you can buy a complete arm for £50 ?!?

I need the wheels aligning anyway so that's why I'm changing these worn parts now otherwise it will throw the alignment out !

 

[Thor1950]

Right you got a BUTLER

 

[2.0_hippo]

Right you got a BUTLER

Nothing helpful to say I can see