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Model specific boards => Golf mk4 => Topic started by: godsANGER on 05 January 2013, 12:58

Title: Lower ball joints Q
Post by: godsANGER on 05 January 2013, 12:58

<sup>Hallo all

Got a Q about me Lower Ball joints on my MKIV there both less then 6-8 mounts old, as i was looking for the coarse of a knocking i have when turning slowly had it jacked up and noticed both my ball joints looked like this.

(http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b179/wallace1984uk/lbj02.jpg)
(http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b179/wallace1984uk/lbj01.jpg)

is this normal or are they fubar'd. To me they don't look right, but i am no mechanic lol

Thanks Guys</sup>

Title: Re: Lower ball joints Q
Post by: Tezmax on 05 January 2013, 13:38

Look fine to me :smiley:

Give them a quick tighten just in case but i doubt they will be loose.

May need to check your front pads though, noticed on your pic some uneven ware :wink:

Title: Re: Lower ball joints Q
Post by: Steve_PD on 05 January 2013, 13:57

Give the wheel a wiggle and see if they got any play in them.

Title: Re: Lower ball joints Q
Post by: godsANGER on 05 January 2013, 14:20

Quote from: Tezmax on 05 January 2013, 13:38

Look fine to me :smiley:

Give them a quick tighten just in case but i doubt they will be loose.

May need to check your front pads though, noticed on your pic some uneven ware :wink:

thanks, just thought with the gap didn't look right

Yer noticed that with the disks there getting changed soon ish anyways 

Title: Re: Lower ball joints Q
Post by: godsANGER on 05 January 2013, 14:21

Quote from: Steve_PD on 05 January 2013, 13:57

Give the wheel a wiggle and see if they got any play in them.

Shall do matei

Title: Re: Lower ball joints Q
Post by: opel on 05 January 2013, 17:29

It only the boot slipped down they all do that

Title: Re: Lower ball joints Q
Post by: harlemex on 05 January 2013, 17:39

all is fine..

Title: Re: Lower ball joints Q
Post by: godsANGER on 07 January 2013, 11:17

thanks guys ill keep looking for my knocking then