Changing Strut top mounts and ball joints

[Jesus]

Hey I need some advice on how to change my strut top mounts. 
I've heard you can do them with a hammer and a chisel as I don't have the tool.  If any1 could explain this it would be much aprreciated!

Also I'm gonna change my ball joints at the same time as there a fair bit of forward and backward play coming from them.  What other parts are worth changing while im at it?

cheers

[Judderi]

I managed with a pair of circlip pliers. Id recomend getting the tool though as it makes life so much easier.

[Gambit]

do the tie rod ends also. cheap enough to replace

and yeah buy the tool. only costs about £7

[Organisys]

check the wishbone bushes and the arb link bushes as well.
If the wishbone bushes are split, you can buy whole new wishbones with new bushes in
from www.vwspares.co.uk
 

[Gambit]

have you actually the bought wishbones? whats the quality like on them??

[Golf8vGti]

Yer also wanting to know what the quality of those wishbones is like compared to Vw part? Also are they easy to change?

[Organisys]

have you actually the bought wishbones? whats the quality like on them??

Yes bought some from there, quality fine. Easy to change with a good pry bar to pursuade the old ones off!