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Chat Area => General Car Chat => Topic started by: Jimbob on 25 June 2012, 11:22:04
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Both are cars are in this week..
Mine Wed morning
Big Blue, Thursday morning
Fingers crossed for them both, at least my exhaust should be fine now, and dont think there are any other issues.
Hers, wishbone bushes a possibility, but I have poly ready to fit if needs be.
Heres hoping for 2 easy passes. :y
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Hope they go well :y.
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good luck with them jim. :y
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Aye good luck with both.
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Best of luck mate....i hate MOT time......when i took my Cally for a MOT last year it blew a water hose while doing the fast idle test for emissions....bonnet down and no fan..... :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( with all the other stuff my hart broke....the next day i was taking bits off that i could/might use again....all that work gone to the scrap yard !!
from this....
(http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m63/sealeysonic/2011-11-06113609.jpg)
(http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m63/sealeysonic/Photo-0072_e1.jpg)
(http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m63/sealeysonic/Photo-0071_e1.jpg)
To this in one week :'( :'( :'(
(http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m63/sealeysonic/016-1.jpg)
(http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m63/sealeysonic/018.jpg)
(http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m63/sealeysonic/024-1.jpg)
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Always makes me think when I drive past a scrapyard - at some point, the cars in the pile have sat gleaming in a showroom with someone choosing paint colours and options...
Best of luck JB.
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Yeah good luck with both :)
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which mot station you going to
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chester mot centre, crane bank that was.
used em for years, they know I do my own work, so trust them to be fair.
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Fingers crossed for ya JB! ;)
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Good Luck with the MOT's Jimbob! :y
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cheers all.....1st one this morning.....
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Mixed feelings on a Fail on mine..
Headlight Aim too high - they sorted
Nearside Wishbone ball joint has excessive play....and likely cause of my clunk...
So disappointed....but very happy if it sorts my clunk out!
will probably order one of those bolt on replacements, unless im told they are a bad idea?
http://www.allgermanparts.co.uk/ourshop/prod_910689-Lower-ball-joint-Lemforder-14707-01-90-542-995.html
and should I do both? guess not a bad idea?
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looks like Allgerman do an improved range of wishbones now...
Meyle at £84
Lemforder at £65
QH at £43
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Mixed feelings on a Fail on mine..
Headlight Aim too high - they sorted
Nearside Wishbone ball joint has excessive play....and likely cause of my clunk...
So disappointed....but very happy if it sorts my clunk out!
will probably order one of those bolt on replacements, unless im told they are a bad idea?
http://www.allgermanparts.co.uk/ourshop/prod_910689-Lower-ball-joint-Lemforder-14707-01-90-542-995.html
and should I do both? guess not a bad idea?
I notice that razzo has fitted these on his. :y I will probably go down that route when mine need changing. Can't see why bolts compared to rivets would cause any issues. :-\
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Mixed feelings on a Fail on mine..
Headlight Aim too high - they sorted
Nearside Wishbone ball joint has excessive play....and likely cause of my clunk...
So disappointed....but very happy if it sorts my clunk out!
will probably order one of those bolt on replacements, unless im told they are a bad idea?
http://www.allgermanparts.co.uk/ourshop/prod_910689-Lower-ball-joint-Lemforder-14707-01-90-542-995.html
and should I do both? guess not a bad idea?
I notice that razzo has fitted these on his. :y I will probably go down that route when mine need changing. Can't see why bolts compared to rivets would cause any issues. :-\
Indeed. No problem at all and you probably won't upset the suspension geometry by just swapping the ball joint.
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And the emmisions?
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Fast Idle
CO : 0.00%
HC : 2ppm
Lambda : 1.01
as per the other thread...
Think ill get a pair of those joints ordered....need geometry anyway, so may as well be better safe than sorry for the sake of £16
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Ordering on line from Allgermanparts does OOF get any club discount ? and any code we need to apply ??
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When the fords did lower arms like that..Q.H.bought out a range of bolt on ball joints and we sold thousands of them...never any probs so hope these would be the same. :y
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cheers all, got a pair coming :y
and round 2 this morning.....
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Failed on the opposite side balljoint to mine, and a tyre, which must be lower than I thought....not too bad.
least i ordered a pair of joints!
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and theyve just been delivered....excellent service from Allgerman :y
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Mine's converted to a pass now :) .....and about to strip down big blue....
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The more you strip them down and rebuild them the easier it gets ...thats the theory anyway ::) :y
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and thats a 2nd ball joint fitted....much easier 2nd time round :)
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The more you strip them down the easier it gets
Thats how my dad described the fairer sex....