Drag link ball joint

bluedog333

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• Mar 20, 2020

• #1

Should/can the ball joint have any up and down movement? Zero play side-to-side, but a few mm play up and down with a large pry bar. Is this just the spring in the joint (presuming it has one?), or should there be zero play? Nearside if it makes a difference.
Ta much

 

dag019

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• Mar 20, 2020

• #2

The side to side is definitely the important factor. My gut reaction would be there should be no up and down movement but I would also guess there is a spring in the joint (there certainly is for the drop arm ball joint) and if using a bar I would suggest it is just flexing against the spring.

 

tottot

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west wales coast

• Mar 20, 2020

• #3

It would fail an M O T. [ if noticed ] No spring in normal ball joint.