Ah bo*****ks

Changed the front wishbone balljoints earlier in the year and car has been creaking like a old pram when turning right. I suspected that the balljoint had dried and i was right.

Luckily i drilled out the rivets on the wishbone so in theory £7 and Mr Jorily should sort it.......famous last words eh!! Oh well at least it wasn't the steering rack or anything pricey

:drivesaf:

how easy is to change the ball joints and who is mr jorily

Mr Jorily is on ebay and www.jorily.com

how easy is to change the ball joints and who is mr jorily

When i say I drilled out the rivets, what i should have said is my friendly garage did it!! I couldn't free the balljoint despite undoing the pinch bolt successfully!! I got ****ed off gave my garage the balljoints gave them £50 and set them on it.

Hopefully i will be more successful this time!!

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can the ball joints just be bolted on to the wishbone or do they have to be riveted back on

can the ball joints just be bolted on to the wishbone or do they have to be riveted back on

On older Golfs they are riveted originally, but it's OK to bolt new ones on.

any bolt of the right diameter or do they have to be hardened steel

Any high tensile bolt, which means Grade 8.8 or higher. Most normal bright or black steel hexagon head bolts will have either 4.8 or 8.8 in raised type on the head. 4.8 is low tensile, which is fine for stuff like fixing trim in place.

From memory I think you need M8 by 25mm for the balljoint. Torque will be about 30ft lb.

thanks for that info. how easy is it to change the bushes in the wishbone, is a press needed or can it be done with sockets and a hammer /vice

thanks for that info. how easy is it to change the bushes in the wishbone, is a press needed or can it be done with sockets and a hammer /vice

yes but its bloody ard work. better of getting a new wishbone with bushes in it for £45ish.

gonna fone around tomorrow for a wishbone, thanks for the help

Non-genuine £25 a side here Suspension : Skoda Parts, Jorily, The Skoda Parts Shop - Probably the UKs largest independent skoda parts supplier

does jorily have a phone number?

It's on the contact us page. Can't say I've ever seen an 05*** area code before though

it's 05 becuase it's a BT Hub phone, still a landline though