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Title: Busy today
Post by: Martin_1962 on 26 September 2009, 20:39:47
Removed the old bushes and ball joints off my old wishbones.

Wirebrushed and rust killlered, fitted new ball joint to one of them.

Tomorrow fit other ball joint and paint them
Title: Re: Busy today
Post by: VXL V6 on 26 September 2009, 20:44:14
I did the same to my old GM ones, balljoints simply bolt in so take minutes.

I painted them with a few coats of anti corrosion primer then just normal black spray paint - not the best of jobs but good enough.

Just waiting for their return with the new horizontal and vertical bushes fitted.  :y Then it's down to WIM for two new tyres and a Geo.


Title: Re: Busy today
Post by: Martin_1962 on 26 September 2009, 20:46:30
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I did the same to my old GM ones, balljoints simply bolt in so take minutes.

I painted them with a few coats of anti corrosion primer then just normal black spray paint - not the best of jobs but good enough.

Just waiting for their return with the new horizontal and vertical bushes fitted.  :y Then it's down to WIM for two new tyres and a Geo.


 


I have got poly ones on the way, but tyres are a sore point, I need one, but I am sure I mentioned the financial issue. :(
Title: Re: Busy today
Post by: cem_devecioglu on 26 September 2009, 22:27:20
yep.. 9 hrs for car repair today..

helped my mechanic friend to repair a focus, than a fiat and finally wifes (and mine ;D) clit..

but not happy to change a clutch at 10 K miles :( :(

Title: Re: Busy today
Post by: Turk on 26 September 2009, 23:02:32
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I did the same to my old GM ones, balljoints simply bolt in so take minutes.

I painted them with a few coats of anti corrosion primer then just normal black spray paint - not the best of jobs but good enough.

Just waiting for their return with the new horizontal and vertical bushes fitted.  :y Then it's down to WIM for two new tyres and a Geo.


 
:-? So pattern jobbies differ from O/E.  The ball joint on all the pattern ones I've had have been riveted on. 
Title: Re: Busy today
Post by: VXL V6 on 26 September 2009, 23:10:59
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I did the same to my old GM ones, balljoints simply bolt in so take minutes.

I painted them with a few coats of anti corrosion primer then just normal black spray paint - not the best of jobs but good enough.

Just waiting for their return with the new horizontal and vertical bushes fitted.  :y Then it's down to WIM for two new tyres and a Geo.


 
:-? So pattern jobbies differ from O/E.  The ball joint on all the pattern ones I've had have been riveted on. 

Time to break out the drill!  :)
Title: Re: Busy today
Post by: Omegatoy on 27 September 2009, 09:13:13
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yep.. 9 hrs for car repair today..

helped my mechanic friend to repair a focus, than a fiat and finally wifes (and mine ;D) clit..

but not happy to change a clutch at 10 K miles :( :(


who rides the clutch pedal heavily then??? 10k?? ouch!!!!
Title: Re: Busy today
Post by: Mr Skrunts on 27 September 2009, 09:20:11
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yep.. 9 hrs for car repair today..

helped my mechanic friend to repair a focus, than a fiat and finally wifes (and mine ;D) clit..

but not happy to change a clutch at 10 K miles :( :(


who rides the clutch pedal heavily then??? 10k?? ouch!!!!


It's all those drop clutch 7000K starts to beat every one from the lights on the way home from work every night.  ;D ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Busy today
Post by: TheBoy on 27 September 2009, 11:19:29
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I did the same to my old GM ones, balljoints simply bolt in so take minutes.

I painted them with a few coats of anti corrosion primer then just normal black spray paint - not the best of jobs but good enough.

Just waiting for their return with the new horizontal and vertical bushes fitted.  :y Then it's down to WIM for two new tyres and a Geo.


 
:-? So pattern jobbies differ from O/E.  The ball joint on all the pattern ones I've had have been riveted on. 
They are all rivetted, but upon renewal, TIS says drill them and replace with nuts and bolts