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944S NSF lower ball joint gone

jellytott

jellytott

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Gents,

944S, 1988 2.5Ltr

Got a MOT fail on excessive play/ and split dust cover on the NSF lower ball joint, have been told that the joint needs press out and press in so not the standard bolt off and bolt on arrangement. Any idea if anyone know some-one in the High Wycombe, Bucks area would be grateful ?

John
 
There are kits out there John, I did this myself on the NSF some years ago, still holding good, in fact I added a grease nipple to the cap on mine for future maintenance. IIRC there are some bad kits out there, I'm afraid I can't remember which kit I fitted to my car, others may have more info on this...

Pete
 
Cheers Pete,

Doubt if I'll have a go myself as tried these things before like wheel bearing what appears an easy job becomes a right pain in the arse, I been told one option is Hartech just waiting if that is an option.

John
 
Hartech would be the place that I would go if I didn't have my son to hand, not cheap but seem to have a good rep..

Pete
 
I got one advisory a few weeks back for " slight play,,suspension arm,,front,, ",,,,,
So one new job for the winter,,,,
I believe a new part from PC is £500 plus vat?,,,,
Exchanges i have seen range from £250 upwards,,,,,
 
It's not a a hard job to do the DIY kit, and is a lot cheaper than a new arm. You don't need a press - a half decent vice will do. I think the kits with the brass cups for the ball joint are the ones to go for. The one I used with nylon cups didn't last a year. If you have to buy new arms, some (Porsceshop from memory) do recon arms which are somewhat cheaper.
 
I used the Rennbay kit to replace both ball joints on my car. One failed after a year and the other is still going strong after 4 years. So as far as I am concerned I can neither recommend or not recommend the kit.
 
The Rennbay kit with the brass cups is the one that everyone recommends. I used such a kit a couple of years ago to rebuild the arms on my S2 and it was an easy job, and neither have failed yet.


Oli.
 
zcacogp said:
The Rennbay kit with the brass cups is the one that everyone recommends. I used such a kit a couple of years ago to rebuild the arms on my S2 and it was an easy job, and neither have failed yet.


Oli.
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That's what I'd do if I needed to replace a ball joint, plastic is likely to fail if the socket is worn. There used to be kits with longer pins, for lowered cars, not sure it they're still available. I think there is one repairer that supplies most of the after market arms. Not sure if that's Hartech or if they got too busy and farmed it out.
 
zcacogp said:
The Rennbay kit with the brass cups is the one that everyone recommends. I used such a kit a couple of years ago to rebuild the arms on my S2 and it was an easy job, and neither have failed yet.


Oli.
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Mine did. I had a second set of arms though so I put the originals back on. Mine had the longer pins so this might have increased the issue .....as did trying to straight line the chicane at Bedford by using the curbs [&o].
 
John Sims said:
zcacogp said:
The Rennbay kit with the brass cups is the one that everyone recommends. I used such a kit a couple of years ago to rebuild the arms on my S2 and it was an easy job, and neither have failed yet.


Oli.
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Mine did. I had a second set of arms though so I put the originals back on. Mine had the longer pins so this might have increased the issue .....as did trying to straight line the chicane at Bedford by using the curbs [&o].
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When I'm leaning on the front hard I sometimes think what might happen if the ball joint failed. I've seen a pic of a front X member where someone raised the inner pick up point an inch on a lowered car.


 
Hi Gents
I've went with Hartech ordered and got them next day, the wishbone includes the standard rubber bush fitted ie the opposite side to the eccentric mount plus the offending item replaced with a new ball joint then to complete it a nice and shiny wishbone, so per side £220 inc VAT.
Initially you pay a surcharge of around £90 but refunded on the return of faulty unit making it £220. I looked at a few DIY kits its not rocket science importantly no pressing in with mega force press required, I did like the idea of the bottom cap having a grease nipple though,years ago I did try to fit power flex bushes with wishbone on the car and gave up so with the though of pressing in plus the powerflex bushes I took the lazy route.
 
John Sims said:
zcacogp said:
The Rennbay kit with the brass cups is the one that everyone recommends. I used such a kit a couple of years ago to rebuild the arms on my S2 and it was an easy job, and neither have failed yet.
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Mine did. I had a second set of arms though so I put the originals back on. Mine had the longer pins so this might have increased the issue .....as did trying to straight line the chicane at Bedford by using the curbs [&o].
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That's very interesting. Are you sure your kit was the one with the brass cups? The reason I ask is that it seems that reports of the plastic cups failing are fairly common but I've never come across one where the brass cups failed.
 
Hi,

I am currently trying to replace my ball joint and was thinking of taking the cheaper option of getting a ball joint repair kit from Design911 for £50. I have seen many people recommending hartech for their reconditioned wishbones. Would it be a good idea to change front right and left at the same time rather than doing just one side? Has your replacement wishbones done you justice? Have they lasted and the drive has been good?

Please do let me know.

Thanks
Hassan
 
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