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Model specific boards => Golf mk4 => Topic started by: pickles on 05 November 2012, 00:27

Title: ball joints, which side ?
Post by: pickles on 05 November 2012, 00:27
any1 tell me how to tell which side is which for wishbone ball joints just by looking at them, iv ehm mixed em up :(
Title: Re: ball joints, which side ?
Post by: rockmonkey69 on 05 November 2012, 08:54
They have an engraving on the bottom usually 'RM' or 'LM' to designate right and left respectively.
Title: Re: ball joints, which side ?
Post by: pickles on 05 November 2012, 09:40
mines dont 

they look the same from the top apparantly, just when looking from below the balls at a different angle
Title: Re: ball joints, which side ?
Post by: km on 05 November 2012, 11:01
not sure if i can explain this, but the when fitted to the wishbone, the pointy bit will be pointing towards the rear of car rather than front. (top right).
Title: Re: ball joints, which side ?
Post by: rockmonkey69 on 05 November 2012, 12:55
Yes it is odd to explain  :grin:
Those produced by Lemforder (OEM supplier) have it marked. Other suppliers might have omitted this.
I just had a rummage through and I only have one picture that shows my ball joint although I'm not sure if you can make out the pointy end, it's a picture of my n/s though.

(http://i1087.photobucket.com/albums/j471/6rockmonkey9/E6655092-FB0D-40A4-929F-86796F23FA8C-9111-00000540A7B86739.jpg)
Title: Re: ball joints, which side ?
Post by: pickles on 05 November 2012, 14:00
Yes it is odd to explain  :grin:
Those produced by Lemforder (OEM supplier) have it marked. Other suppliers might have omitted this.
I just had a rummage through and I only have one picture that shows my ball joint although I'm not sure if you can make out the pointy end, it's a picture of my n/s though.

(http://i1087.photobucket.com/albums/j471/6rockmonkey9/E6655092-FB0D-40A4-929F-86796F23FA8C-9111-00000540A7B86739.jpg)

thanks alot for that m8.

silly me obviously had the old 1 to compare against but thanks for the confirmation, saves a headache lol
Title: Re: ball joints, which side ?
Post by: JimBR on 05 November 2012, 16:57
Tubular wishbones! How awesome.