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Vehicle & Technical => Range Rover => Topic started by: baileys_1984 on July 29, 2006, 13:45:36

Title: Drop arm balljoint
Post by: baileys_1984 on July 29, 2006, 13:45:36

got 1 on order how easy  :lol:  hard to fit step by step instructions would be great

Title: Drop arm balljoint
Post by: Range Rover Blues on August 03, 2006, 20:24:31

Well I find them easy, I've done a couple.

You don't need to remove the drop arm but it helps :wink:

Remove the circlip by whatever means makes you feel better, watch your eyes.

The guts of the balljoint will by now be in the dirt (assuming you have removed the drag link already)

Th3e bitch is removing the race, if it's badly worn there is no shoulder left to drive it out with......

........Dremel grinds :D


Clean theinsides out then fit the static race first, I like to polish the ball and races smooth but that's just me.

Once the static race is driven fully in, smother in grease.

Fit the ball, cobvered in grease, the floating race, the spring, small side first, the O ring and cap, hold inplace with the first of 3 hands.

I use a G clamp , deep socket and standard socket now, the deep one over the tapered shaft, the standard one against the cap, you'll see what I mean about 3 hands now.  Use the G clamp to push the cap inside the drop arm, fit the circlip and use a small screwdriver and hammer to drive it fully home.

Not a fun job but I don't find it too bad now, the first one I hated doing.

Title: drop arm balljoint
Post by: way2deep on August 12, 2006, 22:33:00

just as a point of interest,me and my mate done ours together the other night .i did mine in an hour but my mate took 3 hours .depends how easy the ball race comes out mate.i did not need to remove drop arm but he ended up having to take his off .

Title: Drop arm balljoint
Post by: Rangie3.0LtrDan on August 12, 2006, 23:07:42

Mine took so long i sold the vehicle with it not completed as i couldnt finish it meself!

Title: Drop arm balljoint
Post by: baileys_1984 on August 13, 2006, 14:33:38

all done used ball joint splitter to get bar off ball used a gclamp to compress spring to get circlip off then it fell out then used gclamp with socket to drive out the insert cleaned up with dreamel then gclamp with socket to drive in new insert stuck in ball with loads off grease put in bottem insert spring and plate gclamp to compress then circlip eventualy as it kept poping out after relaeasing clamp ended up with the old circlip spent more time with circlip then the whole job :?
also fitted both diff gaurds and stearing gaurd  :lol:

Title: drop arm balljoint
Post by: way2deep on August 14, 2006, 23:04:44

nice one ,,soon be play time again then...