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Re: Lower Ball Joint - MOT fail!!

Post by mickey taker » 21 Oct 2010

golf just failed its mot on the off side ball joint ,

lovely easy job and the parts only£12.

the tester reckond the car would be worth between £1,250 and £1,500
if I wanted to sell it ( which I don't)

the only advisory was very slight play in both rear wheel bearings.

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Re: Lower Ball Joint - MOT fail!!

Post by docchevron132 » 22 Oct 2010

Are they adjustable bearings?
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Re: Lower Ball Joint - MOT fail!!

Post by Stinkwheel(Matt) » 25 Oct 2010

docchevron132 wrote:ahh, but if they did that they'd have had to have made the tool deeper, using more raw material to allow the taper through see.
The Blue Point (I think) version is long enough to do this and has a 1/2" drive square in it!

Crap, i work for flaming snap on, didnt realise they did one, could have just had that at 40% off list!!!!
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Re: Lower Ball Joint - MOT fail!!

Post by docchevron132 » 26 Oct 2010

I think it's Blue Point, but dont quote me on that, I could be mistaken, I'll ask down the garage, they have one, although I'm fucking sure it is...
1989 BX 17TD P2 Hybrid
1990 BX 16V It's got big hairy bollocks
1971 BL 350FG ambulance
1993 Dennis Lance 132 It's got mahooosive hairy bollocks!


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