MOT fail?

iwantone · Jan 12, 2012

I'm guessing this would be an MOT failure? Thinking about replacing with polybush but lots of conflicting advice around. Also thought about replacing steering arm with HD part. How difficult is this to do on your own bearing in mind I'm not that technically minded?

Thanks.

gizgrey · Jan 12, 2012

thats a trackrod endmate,easy job to do,just slacken of nut on top,loosen off clamp,smack the arm that it goes through with hammer,the trackrod end should fall down,then wind off mind and count how many turns to wind off then and refit,then get trackin checked..

discool · Jan 12, 2012

Depends what is wrong with your ball joint to fail an MOT, replacing what with Polybush?
You do need some technical skills and tools to replace a steering arm (drop arm) don't u mean drag link?.

iwantone · Jan 12, 2012

discool said:
Depends what is wrong with your ball joint to fail an MOT, replacing what with Polybush?
You do need some technical skills and tools to replace a steering arm (drop arm) don't u mean drag link?.

Your probably right. The squashed looking bush is what I'd thought about pollybushing.

Cheers Giz.

White_Disco · Jan 12, 2012

I did mine recently, new ball joints all round, new track rod and drag link. The hardest part was mucking around with a fork type ball joint separator. Don't waste your money, go straight for the scissor type, much easier. Also be aware that the track rod is in 2 parts, there is a short adjuster part required too. Ball joints are left and right hand threads. Do lots of measuring and thread counting. Get a tyre place to check the tracking afterwards. I followed Busters guide to track rod renewal.

discool · Jan 12, 2012

It's not a bush just a rubber flexible shroud protecting the ball underneath. Turn the steering wheel and it will take on another shape.

gizgrey · Jan 13, 2012

if there is no freeplay in ball joint and boot isnt split it shouldnt fail an mot..

discool · Jan 13, 2012

Excessive play in a ball joint will be a fail, split or missing dust cover (shroud) will be an advisory which you really don't want.
If the dust cover is split then the joint may not be lasting much longer unless the cover is replaced. Now days it seems that the replacement of ball joint is the prefered to the fitting of a new dust cover, thats pounds instead of pennies

Matt Baxter · Jan 13, 2012

discool said:
Excessive play in a ball joint will be a fail, split or missing dust cover (shroud) will be an advisory which you really don't want.
If the dust cover is split then the joint may not be lasting much longer unless the cover is replaced. Now days it seems that the replacement of ball joint is the prefered to the fitting of a new dust cover, thats pounds instead of pennies

Thats now a fail mate

discool · Jan 13, 2012

Matt Baxter said:
Thats now a fail mate

And so it does, cheers! the differance a year makes.

"a ball joint dust cover missing, insecure or excessively damaged or deteriorated to the extent that it would no longer prevent the ingress of dirt etc". = Fail

discomikey · Jan 13, 2012

it doesent look split to me? or is my eyesight bad. that aint a bush its a ball joint and you can see if it needs replacing by geting a mate to wiggle the steering wheel and seing if theres any play in it.

iwantone · Jan 14, 2012

I don't think it's split/torn, just looks soft & squishy

. Will get my wife to twiddle it about & see if it's ok

Hope I'm still laughing on Monday.

discomikey · Jan 14, 2012

there not expensive to replace anyway. just make sure you dont move it out of track and that the bolts are all tight enough when you done. remember it is your steering, and if you forget to tightne something up. you could die

dark eh..

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