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Re: MOT fail
« Reply #15 on: 17 November 2006, 19:36:30 »
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Well got the discs done today in about an hour and a half :). Idler arrived with the post so decided to do that as well, spent the rest of the day trying to split the old idler from steering arm without sucess >:( will have to have a rethink, may have to take the whole steering linkage off. :o
Ball joint splitter reqd if tight..
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Re: MOT fail
« Reply #16 on: 17 November 2006, 20:18:19 »
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Well got the discs done today in about an hour and a half :). Idler arrived with the post so decided to do that as well, spent the rest of the day trying to split the old idler from steering arm without sucess >:( will have to have a rethink, may have to take the whole steering linkage off. :o
Ball joint splitter reqd if tight..

Got one, its so tight that there isn't enough of a gap to fit the fork of the splitter between the steering arm and the idler. That's why I was thinking of taking the whole thing off to be able to work at a more comfortable angle.
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Re: MOT fail
« Reply #17 on: 18 November 2006, 08:17:18 »
Does anybody know what size the big nut is that holds the steering arm onto the steering box is?
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Re: MOT fail
« Reply #18 on: 19 November 2006, 12:32:51 »
Well got the steering idler ball joint off eventually, it was well stuck. Once off found the balljoint is seized in position will not pivot in any direction, so it looks like I will have to replace to centre tie rod. Anyone got any idea of prices for this bit??
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Re: MOT fail
« Reply #19 on: 19 November 2006, 13:23:40 »
IIRC, Autovaux were around £60. Dealer wanted £100 odd...
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Re: MOT fail
« Reply #20 on: 19 November 2006, 15:51:57 »
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IIRC, Autovaux were around £60. Dealer wanted £100 odd...

Sounds like a call to autovaux in the morning.
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Re: MOT fail
« Reply #21 on: 20 November 2006, 11:15:15 »
Bits are on their way  :) should be here in the morning. So should be MOT'd by mid afternoon. A quick question now, does anybody know what size the nylock nuts are that hold the balljoints on? need to replace the ones I've undone.
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Re: MOT fail
« Reply #22 on: 20 November 2006, 12:46:32 »
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Bits are on their way  :) should be here in the morning. So should be MOT'd by mid afternoon. A quick question now, does anybody know what size the nylock nuts are that hold the balljoints on? need to replace the ones I've undone.
I seem to recall the rod will come with new ones...
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« Reply #23 on: 20 November 2006, 14:10:20 »
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Bits are on their way  :) should be here in the morning. So should be MOT'd by mid afternoon. A quick question now, does anybody know what size the nylock nuts are that hold the balljoints on? need to replace the ones I've undone.
I seem to recall the rod will come with new ones...

I would think it should, I need to replace to ones on the tie rod ends though.
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