Xantia bottom ball joints
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Re: Xantia bottom ball joints
I bought a pair of Lemforders for mine, but didn't get around to fitting either of them yet as for some reason it passed last time without a comment! I might not be so lucky this time, (tomorrow) but we'll see...(like you, I'm not going to tackle the job myself if they need doing...)
Simon
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Re: Xantia bottom ball joints
Drop link has to come off, as it's in the way AFAIK. If the BJ is otherwise OK, it should be possible to fit a new dust shield (which you are right are now a fail if split).
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Re: Xantia bottom ball joints
Mike are you talking the metal heat shield, or the rubber dust boot?
The boot should fail if split, the heat shield shouldn't matter at all..,
John
The boot should fail if split, the heat shield shouldn't matter at all..,
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Re: Xantia bottom ball joints
I was talking about the rubber bit - which MOT refers to as dust cover, eg "a ball joint dust cover missing or excessively damaged, deteriorated or insecure to the extent that it would no longer prevent the ingress of dirt etc.".
Should be possible to do the boot in situ and will need less dismantling than changing the joint - although a garage with a windy gun and the right tool should be able to whizz it out.
Should be possible to do the boot in situ and will need less dismantling than changing the joint - although a garage with a windy gun and the right tool should be able to whizz it out.
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Re: Xantia bottom ball joints
The dust covers are cheaply available on eBay. Robert Smart (username escapes me!) Had a link up on here a few months back.
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Re: Xantia bottom ball joints
Loads, as noted, on e-bay You need to know what size, maybe Mandrake who's got some on the shelf can measure the top and bottom diameters....
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Re: Xantia bottom ball joints
yes agree, went to factors recently for a boot.. they are just generic sizes.. factors, I think, would only sell me a pack of six and I didnt have the size to hand.. but yep, can get a handful cheaply if you want