Thread: removing and fitting D2 Ball joints

I just noticed my boots have split, so wondering the same about replacement.
The trick to it for me, might be a healthy wallet. Can't see it getting done any time soon.

Greg

like this...
http://www.aulro.com/afvb/projects-t...tting-how.html

Originally Posted by Hendrik

like this...
http://www.aulro.com/afvb/projects-t...tting-how.html

Hendrik, I forgot that you had done this, Well done on your ingenuity

JC

Originally Posted by GregTD5

I just noticed my boots have split, so wondering the same about replacement.
The trick to it for me, might be a healthy wallet. Can't see it getting done any time soon.

Greg

I knew a mechanic that said the joints don't wear out, it's the boot that goes first.
He told me they are a mongrel, and said he purchased some cheap ball joints to borrow the boot and fit those to the existing ball joints for a roadworthy.

Originally Posted by It'sNotWorthComplaining!

I knew a mechanic that said the joints don't wear out, it's the boot that goes first.
He told me they are a mongrel, and said he purchased some cheap ball joints to borrow the boot and fit those to the existing ball joints for a roadworthy.

The ball joints do wear out, the bottom ones wear out first and which will cause huge vibrations and steering wobbles at speed, I would hate to drive a car like that it will be down right dangerous.

I will try to draft up the plans for those removal tools this week and post them up in my tutorial thread.