Thread: My rear no longer clunks!

You were lucky you got it out so easily Paul!

It pays to check the bushes on the A-frame for wear as well.

i just did mine too, it was not fun, i sheered one of the little bolts that holds the ball joint into the mount. I thought i'd be able to do it all without removing the mount from the A frame, because my mate said he'd done the job and it was easy. He didn't mention that I'd need a Hydraulic Bearing Press to get the new one into the housing - maybe when he did his for some reason he didn't need one...?
luckily i have access to one at my workplace.
I was able to get the whole job done in one afternoon.

still got a bit of a clunk when taking up drive tho if i dont baby the clutch a heap.
- maybe the A Frame Bushes??

For $50-60 was it genuine?

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$50-60 sounds right for Genuine if it is. See how much the aftermarket ones are!! £8.99

I paid $50 for an A frame ball joint for my disco and it is not genuine, although I specifically bought the one I did because I wanted a greasable one

Originally Posted by gmeddy

i just did mine too, it was not fun, i sheered one of the little bolts that holds the ball joint into the mount. I thought i'd be able to do it all without removing the mount from the A frame, because my mate said he'd done the job and it was easy. He didn't mention that I'd need a Hydraulic Bearing Press to get the new one into the housing - maybe when he did his for some reason he didn't need one...?
luckily i have access to one at my workplace.
I was able to get the whole job done in one afternoon.

still got a bit of a clunk when taking up drive tho if i dont baby the clutch a heap.
- maybe the A Frame Bushes??

Would be advisable to also check for wear between the rear axle splines and the hub drive members. If you have greased wheel bearings then the splines/drive members are prone to wear - better to convert to oil fed wheel bearings.

I just did mine - painful even with a press. Looks like I paid too much for the part too. The first one I did stretched over 4 days and I broke/bent 4 spanners

Feel your pain Dave, I did the bulk of mine over to afternoons after work. But that was in Gove NT heat. I think I lost about 2kg of water in sweat each time.

Originally Posted by Xtreme

Would be advisable to also check for wear between the rear axle splines and the hub drive members. If you have greased wheel bearings then the splines/drive members are prone to wear - better to convert to oil fed wheel bearings.

I'm interested in these oil feed rear wheel bearings where do you get them from? Is there a kit?