Ball Joints / Trailing Arms Help

[davechorlton]

I need to replace my ball joints so bought some replacement trailing arms from coolair with them already fitted....Now how to do it...

OK...so I managed to get the anti-roll bar off. May get some new clamps, and will paint up the bar...

1) Shocks off next or ball joints undone?

2) Also I don't have a big enough socket for the ball joint nuts.....What size do I need?

3) Do I need to loosen all grub screws? Can I leave torsion bars in beam?

Cheers,
Dave

 

[ZedBed]

Undo and remove grub screws
27mm
Yes undo them and remove the hub
Grub screws in centre should capture the leaves
Shocks off
Hammer the arms out with a lump hammer
Refitting, as Haynes would say, is the reverse of removal. :lol:

 

[creationblue]

They will prob take some beating to get them off (mine was a PITA!!!) Biggest club hammer you can find!

Just

 

[davechorlton]

Cheers Just.

I've just had a look underneath bottom arm and it seems to be a normal nut....Is there not supposed to be an eccentric camber nut or something? I also noticed that one of the wheels has massive wear on inside edge :shock:

 

[67panel]

take the top bump rubber of first,with the wheel on the ground.27mm but you will need a spanner as you cant get socket on top nut.also a large lever to lift top arm over bump stop when refitting.