Fair play to the disco, it's got us away 3 times dragging the van with a dodgy front diff, got back from barmouth today and started having a poke around.
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Front diff drain plug, nothing out of this world I don't think?
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Oil looks good, forgot to get pic.
Off road height setting, pull fuse 26, 2 axle stands a side, rear wheels chocked and front wheels under the car!
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Someone left a present for me, can you see it? Zoom in
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So, I've got it safely jacked up on stands, wheel off and plusgas'd the fook out of anything I might need to undo. Then I fired up the bbq
The o/s upper control arm ball joint's rubber boot is split and definitely needs replacing. Can the ball joint be replaced on the drive?
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Although, there is some slight play in upper control arm bushes both sides, so thinking I might as well just change them while I'm in there. Lowers look and feel good thank fook! I think they've been done already...
Are the uppers bolts eccentric or whatever, will it mess with tracking or can I just swap em out?
Reckon I'll have diff out tomorrow EDIT.. will I bollox, im at a wedding
with help of
@Nodge68 guide and picking best bits of haynes manual
i think new upper control arms and arb drop links (rubbers are cracking and starting to perish) while I'm in there. Always something else to do
reckon she deserves a bit of tarting up under there, à la
@gstuart