saxmanuk
Active Member
Plenty of tips if you search this forum...with mine I started with changing worn UJs in the steering column and then went down to the steering arm Ball Joint...eventually changed all the bushes on the suspension to get as good as new......however you may also have a knackered Steering Box!, but try easy things 1st!
saxmanuk
Active Member
I was lucky with this...hardest part was removing the old BJ ....... the drop arm came off OK when I used the two mallet trick
jamesmartin
Well-Known Member
ball joints are easily removed by hitting end of arm near were joint goes through it breaks the taper holding it the bigger thehammer the better with in reason ,drop arms can be removed the same way but will obviously reqiure more force ,drop arm ball joint can be done in situ using a bottle jack and suitable bolt etc to push up disc so that circlip can be removed the bearing race can be difficult but can be pulled out through the bottom with suitable bolt and washers ,new one can be tapped into place using suitable socket
I'm trying to get mine off!
I'm changing the drop arm and suspect that after a few choice words Mr angle grinder will be coming out to play.
Malcolm
saxokid18
New Member
I'm trying to get mine off!
I'm changing the drop arm and suspect that after a few choice words Mr angle grinder will be coming out to play.
Malcolm
i just slacken the nut off a bit so like bwt 3-4mm away n go down street hit spped hump a tad fast n nocks it n shocks it but not enuf so you cant get it back to yard to swap it just feels a tad loose but thats how i do them
mark-d
Well-Known Member
that is what i found with mine, even though the lock washer was still in place, guess it must be wearing somewhere
was much better after that
wack61
Well-Known Member
I bought a 110 last year , it'd spent most of its life on a farm but was cheap, the steering wasn't too bad driving it round the lanes but the 150 mile drive home on the M6 was terrifying
Mine was the steering box, as soon as it was swapped for one off a disco it was fine, I didn't need to replace anything else
i have tried the two hammer, the speed bumps and have twisted hydraulic pullers in the past to get a drop arm off and it still wouldnt budge.
I ended up taking the box out to change the ball joint, even tried when it was out using the two hammer trick but nothing. it is a real bugger changing it in position especially if you have a steering gaurd in the way
I ended up taking the box out to change the ball joint, even tried when it was out using the two hammer trick but nothing. it is a real bugger changing it in position especially if you have a steering gaurd in the way
Karlos28
Well-Known Member
Tightened up my steering box yesterday, massive difference! Less than half an inch play in either direction at the steering wheel now. Transformed the way it drives
what did you tighten!?
