Drop arm ball joint gaiter

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Have you tried putting a part of the boot over the lip then screwing the boot round. Make sure you have plenty of grease one and in the boot as this will aid getting the boot to go on and prevent ripping it. This is the way I did mine.
Cheers eddy
 
Where did you get the new gaiter from or have you changed out the whole ball joint or arm? I've been looking for a source of the gaiters for a long time as they are always a weak point and an MOT fail when split or damaged even though the ball joints are in perfect condition.
 
Turn the gaiter inside out and it will just flip over the ball joint when you pull it back over,
 
Shifty1962 said:
Where did you get the new gaiter from or have you changed out the whole ball joint or arm? I've been looking for a source of the gaiters for a long time as they are always a weak point and an MOT fail when split or damaged even though the ball joints are in perfect condition.
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not an MOT fail - only an advisery, unless wear/play is evident
 
Thanks for the tips fellas...used a combo of them all in the end.
Now have very sore thumbs from the spring clip !

BUT...I have a new issue !

The nut does up so far but gets half way down and locks on the thread and the stud rotates too preventing the nut getting tighter...grrrrr...any ideas on how to keep the stud from rotating...I've used loads of grease and held it with pliers but eventually the pliers become too big to fit round the stud the more the nut turns....mad !
 
You've lost me now and its to late to go and look at mine. Is it not a castle nut that does up to the end of the thread and then you shove a split pin through the bolt?
 
Aye usually a castle nut....

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Try and pull down on the bracket to stop the 'stud' movin';)
 
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Tis same as the pic...but as I'm tightening the nut for some reason its gripping the stud and the stud spins also so the nut won't go down past the split pin hole and leaving the damper bar sloppy...
 
Try pulling down on the damper bar so the damper grips onto the stud then tighten the nut. Also clean the thread and the inside of the nut with some white spirites or similar.
 
Nice to hear you got it done. Mine took alot longer than I expected cos the collar wouldn't come out of the arm.
 
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