90 TD5 "A" Frame ball joint
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Thats handy, as about to do mine, not sure I have the same clearance for a socket either, but not tried yet.
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Do you have a picture, I'm interested to see what ones is like on a TD5
Thats handy, as about to do mine, not sure I have the same clearance for a socket either, but not tried yet.
If a ninety td5 you won't
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Upload the image on photo bucket and copy the img file.
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You can just about wiggle a socket on, you may have to cut one down to a shallow socket, I then have an impact extension and get the buzz gun on it, but a decent breaker should do it.
I don't think the amount of 'wiggle' room has changed between axle dates.
One occasion had to use a big spanner (always good to have a big spanner set, even if just for frustration purposes) and another hooped on for extension and then just brute force!
I don't think the amount of 'wiggle' room has changed between axle dates.
One occasion had to use a big spanner (always good to have a big spanner set, even if just for frustration purposes) and another hooped on for extension and then just brute force!
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I had a clunk from the back of my 110, after reading stuff on here I expected a-frame ball joint, but after checking other stuff first, it turned out to be the top bushes on the rear shocks, a FAR FAR easier job
Have also done the a-frame ball joint since then, and getting the castle nut off was the easy bit, the fun starts after that
Have also done the a-frame ball joint since then, and getting the castle nut off was the easy bit, the fun starts after that
and getting the castle nut off was the easy bit, the fun starts after that
Why? What's difficult? Is it lining it back up?
I once took the bash plate off a ty250 in 5 mins and spent 3 hrs putting it back with ratchet straps and pry bars:crazy_driver:
Its getting the ball joint out of the casting that can cause some swearing.
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Well I'm glad somebody else has this problem. All these pictures all over the place of people getting sockets on their rear ball joint nuts and I couldn't get one on mine. My suspension rebuild is here http://www.landyzone.co.uk/lz/f16/springs-things-239690.html I chiselled and drilled the old nut off and managed to get a 30mm cranked ring spanner on the new one. Because the fuel tank is directly behind the axle on the TD5 you're rather limited in access to the nut so there's no room for a conventional spanner either. If a ring spanner hadn't worked I'd have bought myself a 30mm crow's foot spanner.
