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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

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

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

armyphil wrote: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

armyphil wrote: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