#16: Re: ball joint gone - where to buy from? Author: drunknmunky, Location: Blackburn and CatterickPosted: Wed Jul 20, 2011 4:24 pm ---- Legend cheers will use that tomorrow when im doing it if i get lost along the way but sounds pretty simple may need driveshaft out and new driveshaft anyway tbh
#17: Re: ball joint gone - where to buy from? Author: cartoonhead, Location: North ManchesterPosted: Wed Jul 20, 2011 4:27 pm ---- for the nearside (passengers) the drive shaft needs to come out if the bolts have been put thru the subframe from the top as there is not enough room to pull it up
#18: Re: ball joint gone - where to buy from? Author: NICKST, Location: Little hulton (worsley)Posted: Wed Jul 20, 2011 11:36 pm ---- U will also be able to get them from Manchester motor factors on Ashton old road there in competition with euro and gsf. Always been the cheapest for me.
#19: Re: ball joint gone - where to buy from? Author: Edward, Location: In the garagePosted: Thu Jul 21, 2011 12:30 am ---- Can't say I ever had a problem taking the wishbone bolts out because of the driveshaft.
#20: Re: ball joint gone - where to buy from? Author: drunknmunky, Location: Blackburn and CatterickPosted: Thu Jul 21, 2011 2:33 am ----
Edward wrote:
Can't say I ever had a problem taking the wishbone bolts out because of the driveshaft.
fingers crossed i wont have to either
gonna start tackling it in the next hour or so, just hope i doesnt start raining when im half way through it
#21: Re: ball joint gone - where to buy from? Author: Rincewind, Location: NorthantsPosted: Thu Jul 21, 2011 9:41 am ----
Edward wrote:
Can't say I ever had a problem taking the wishbone bolts out because of the driveshaft.
I have a couple of times so i've just whipped the grinder out and ground a bit off the washer part of the head of the bolt so it slips in past the driveshaft.
#22: Re: ball joint gone - where to buy from? Author: Rincewind, Location: NorthantsPosted: Thu Jul 21, 2011 9:49 am ----
imjeeves wrote:
drunknmunky wrote:
total hijack but how easy is it to fit yourself im pretty ok with mechanical stuff usually just aint done one in a good few years or done one on a 206 yet and have to do mine tomorrow and have no option of taking it to the garage
Its not too difficult. Can be a bit of a fiddle to get the ball joint back in the hub correctly.
Remove wheel
Remove ball joint to hub bolt.
Getting the wishbone out of the hub is hard work. Keep belting it with a hammer / get a big bar on it to get it out the hub.
Remove two female torque bolts from the subframe and try to push the hub / driveshaft out the way to get the bolts out. In future just put the bolts up the way as its then easy to do next time. If you cant get them out or enough clearance then its a driveshaft out job.
Remove old wishbone.
Insert new wishbone.
Put bolts in subframe but dont fully tighten.
Line up ball joint in the hub and jack that end up into the hub.
Look closely into the hub hole. The ball joint has a slotted section that the bolt will fit in. If the ball joint is not in enough it wont fit. If the ball joint is in too much it wont fit either.
Refit hub bolt
Refit wheel
JOB IS A GOOD ONE
Not good practice to put the bolts in upside down because should the nut come off the top then the bolt will slip out and would cause the car to become hard to control and dangerous. Putting the bolts in from the top means that should the nut come off then the bolt will be held in place by gravity. Also when i do a 206 lower arm i remove the wheel and always jack the hub up first to take up the travel in the spring and then put some spring compressors on then release the jack. This means the strut is not pressing down on the wishbone so hard and makes it easier to remove and refit.
#23: Re: ball joint gone - where to buy from? Author: drunknmunky, Location: Blackburn and CatterickPosted: Thu Jul 21, 2011 10:34 am ---- Well just so you all know i dont it today and didnt find it too hard iv managed well although the driveshaft was in the way so i popped it out for a second then slipped it back in and i didnt put the bolts in the wrong way up i decided they were put in a certain way for a reason and put it all back as it was originally
#24: Re: ball joint gone - where to buy from? Author: Edward, Location: In the garagePosted: Thu Jul 21, 2011 10:41 am ---- If the hub isn't on the wishbone (and shouldn't be on the damper either) there is enough movement to allow it to move forwards to give enough space to slot the bolt in.
#25: Re: ball joint gone - where to buy from? Author: imjeeves, Location: Glasgow / WellingPosted: Thu Jul 21, 2011 11:12 am ---- I fit them in the wrong way as I need to quickly remove them in 20 minutes during a rally if they are damaged.
If a nut is fitted correctly onto those bolt they wont come off and I drive over a lot rougher ground than you will on the public roads
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may need driveshaft out and new driveshaft anyway tbh 
and i didnt put the bolts in the wrong way up i decided they were put in a certain way for a reason and put it all back as it was originally 
