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Title: Help for a man with two left hands
Post by: Crazydad on 29 October 2007, 19:44:40
who can tell me what this is called??

as i have to fit a new one to my car :-/

(http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb52/crazydad_01/Fhrungsgelenk.jpg)
Title: Re: Help for a man with two left hands
Post by: miggy on 29 October 2007, 19:46:17
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who can tell me what this is called??

as i have to fit a new one to my car :-/

(http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb52/crazydad_01/Fhrungsgelenk.jpg)

Ball joint innit

Title: Re: Help for a man with two left hands
Post by: miggy on 29 October 2007, 19:47:30
Drill out the old studs and replace with nuts/bolts

 :y :y
Title: Re: Help for a man with two left hands
Post by: JamesV6CDX on 29 October 2007, 19:48:03
I'd be personally doing the whole suspension arm(s)
Title: Re: Help for a man with two left hands
Post by: miggy on 29 October 2007, 19:49:52
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I'd be personally doing the whole suspension arm(s)


There cheap enough

 :y :y :y
Title: Re: Help for a man with two left hands
Post by: Taxi_Driver on 29 October 2007, 19:50:50
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who can tell me what this is called??

as i have to fit a new one to my car :-/

(http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb52/crazydad_01/Fhrungsgelenk.jpg)

Thats easy....its called a thingy  :y ;D
Title: Re: Help for a man with two left hands
Post by: miggy on 29 October 2007, 19:52:19
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who can tell me what this is called??

as i have to fit a new one to my car :-/

(http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb52/crazydad_01/Fhrungsgelenk.jpg)

Thats easy....its called a thingy  :y ;D


No its a foo foo joint

 ;D
Title: Re: Help for a man with two left hands
Post by: Crazydad on 29 October 2007, 19:55:07
your not making it easy for me   :o :(

ok James can you give me more Info??
Title: Re: Help for a man with two left hands
Post by: miggy on 29 October 2007, 19:58:27
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your not making it easy for me   :o :(

ok James can you give me more Info??


Seriousley mate, i am sure it is a bottom ball joint, you can buy these or you can get the whole suspension arm as mentioned, I am sure jamie will point you in the right direction.

Tap it in on ebay and you will see the whole thing.

 :y :y :y
Title: Re: Help for a man with two left hands
Post by: JamesV6CDX on 29 October 2007, 19:58:47
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your not making it easy for me   :o :(

ok James can you give me more Info??

If I'm not wrong crazydad, that is the lower suspension arm (wishbone) bottom ball joint

OE ones were rivetted onto the wishbone, so if you were to change just the balljoint on it's own, you would need to drill the old rivets.

Wishbones are only about £25 each, with the balljoint already attached, so I'd be doing the wishbones..
Title: Re: Help for a man with two left hands
Post by: miggy on 29 October 2007, 20:00:19
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your not making it easy for me   :o :(

ok James can you give me more Info??


Seriousley mate, i am sure it is a bottom ball joint, you can buy these or you can get the whole suspension arm as mentioned, I am sure jamie will point you in the right direction.

Tap it in on ebay and you will see the whole thing.

 :y :y :y



http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VAUXHALL-OMEGA-FRONT-2-WISHBONE-ARM-BALL-JOINT-BUSHES_W0QQitemZ280167331847QQihZ018QQcategoryZ10404QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

the things on the ends

 :y :y

Title: Re: Help for a man with two left hands
Post by: Crazydad on 29 October 2007, 20:08:14
i Raise my hat to you both :-[

Thank you very much for the advice, i think that you are both right, in  the fact that it is better to fit new

wishbones.

Thanks James :y

Thanks for the Link pete :y
Title: Re: Help for a man with two left hands
Post by: miggy on 29 October 2007, 20:13:12
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i Raise my hat to you both :-[

Thank you very much for the advice, i think that you are both right, in  the fact that it is better to fit new

wishbones.

Thanks James :y

Thanks for the Link pete :y

No probs mate

 :y
Title: Re: Help for a man with two left hands
Post by: Danny on 29 October 2007, 20:50:02
you're all wrong, its called a " PAW PRINT " ;D
Title: Re: Help for a man with two left hands
Post by: Crazydad on 29 October 2007, 20:50:42
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you're all wrong, its called a " PAW PRINT "
;D ;D ;D