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Lower ball joints Q
« on: 05 January 2013, 12:58 »
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.




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

Thanks Guys

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Re: Lower ball joints Q
« Reply #1 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:


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Re: Lower ball joints Q
« Reply #2 on: 05 January 2013, 13:57 »
Give the wheel a wiggle and see if they got any play in them.
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Re: Lower ball joints Q
« Reply #3 on: 05 January 2013, 14:20 »
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 

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Re: Lower ball joints Q
« Reply #4 on: 05 January 2013, 14:21 »
Give the wheel a wiggle and see if they got any play in them.

Shall do matei

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Re: Lower ball joints Q
« Reply #5 on: 05 January 2013, 17:29 »
It only the boot slipped down they all do that

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Re: Lower ball joints Q
« Reply #6 on: 05 January 2013, 17:39 »
all is fine..

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Re: Lower ball joints Q
« Reply #7 on: 07 January 2013, 11:17 »
thanks guys ill keep looking for my knocking then

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