Htotheunit
Well-known member
My bus failed its MOT on "excessive play" in drivers side front lower ball joint. Now, i have a replacement waiting to be fitted, but after looking in the Haynes manual, I'm a bit scared of starting!
It says:
"The ball joints now have to be removed from the torsion arms. As they are spline pressed to fit"
Then it goes on to say
"With the torsion arm removed, the best thing to do is to take them along to a VW agent and get him to fit the new ball joint them. Without the proper press tools the greatest difficulty will be encountered in removing the old joints and installing the new ones."
Has anybody replaced their ball joints, As i have no doubt in my mind that if i took it to my local VW dealership, they wouldn't have a clue where the thing came from, let alone have the tools to replace it!
Any handy tips on this one?
It says:
"The ball joints now have to be removed from the torsion arms. As they are spline pressed to fit"
Then it goes on to say
"With the torsion arm removed, the best thing to do is to take them along to a VW agent and get him to fit the new ball joint them. Without the proper press tools the greatest difficulty will be encountered in removing the old joints and installing the new ones."
Has anybody replaced their ball joints, As i have no doubt in my mind that if i took it to my local VW dealership, they wouldn't have a clue where the thing came from, let alone have the tools to replace it!
Any handy tips on this one?