is it possible...

[armyphil]

to change the lower wishbone steering knuckle ball joint without taking the hub off, as stated in the haynes manual. Did the top one today but didnt really have a look at lowers.

I am cureently changing all things rubber underneath the vehicle due to German equiv of the MOT??

thanks in advance phil

[DavidPallister]

The bottom ball joint is pressed into the bottom of the steering knuckle, so its all gotta come off. And you'll need a really, really big press to get it out cos its very, very tight in there

Good luck

Dave

[armyphil]

thanks for that looks like a bit of tube and a big lump hammer it is then!!!

just another prob to overcome in the world of VW's

[hercules]

thanks for that looks like a bit of tube and a big lump hammer it is then!!!

just another prob to overcome in the world of VW's

it sure is and it take some time to get out i no not long done both of mine and now i get a cick when truning the steering or nock it sound like im got mot tommrow so i ask him to have a look to see if every think ok there befor he test it

[dugcati]

thanks for that looks like a bit of tube and a big lump hammer it is then!!!

just another prob to overcome in the world of VW's

Sorry to be a party pooper but I doubt this method will work - when I did mine I had the get the oxy-acetylene on it and then use a 20 ton press to get the blighter's out/in and it would have bent the knuckle had I not had it supported properly