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  1. 19th March 2018, 09:44 AM #1
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    Green paint marks - from the factory or from service shops?

    Green paint marks on suspension and steering components.

    Anyone know if these signify factory checks (ie - do you all have them on ball joints, hub flanges, watts links etc) or are they indicative of changed parts?

    Cheers.
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    Green paint marks - from the factory or from service shops?

    So for example....

    1 green stroke on knuckle at balljoint = checked at production therefore original balljoint still in knuckle?
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    Quote Originally Posted by ballbag View Post
    So for example....

    1 green stroke on knuckle at balljoint = checked at production therefore original balljoint still in knuckle?
    My 2003 has no markings on the knuckle.

    You are meant to “Apply a 12mm(0.5in) wide yellow paint stripe on axle yoke, adjacent to upper (Lower) ball joint location.” When the upper (Lower) ball joint is replaced, quoted from the LR Workshop Manual. I suspect yours has had its ball joints replaced in the past.
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    Yeah, am familiar with that instruction, kelvo. Mine has enough marks on it to have me sceptical about having so many replacement parts in it.

    Thanks lads.
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    Quote Originally Posted by ballbag View Post
    Green paint marks on suspension and steering components.

    Anyone know if these signify factory checks (ie - do you all have them on ball joints, hub flanges, watts links etc) or are they indicative of changed parts?

    Cheers.
    My experience is the paint is applied so that it is easily identifiable that the components haven’t come loose after checking adjustments and torque.
    I have applied paint after checking components are tight for this reason.

    My father was a production manager for a major manufacturer.
    1 on 10 vehicles was put over a pit to check that every thing had been fitted right and where tight.
    Paint would be applied to all suspension components on these vehicles.
    The other 9 weren’t touched unless an issue was found.
    Dealer pre-delivery should be going over it all anyway.

    Paint or lack there of doesn’t worry me as it’s not used consistently at production or in the field.
    If a part has been changed out one 1/2 of the paint line may remian subject to the cleaning process used by the repairer.
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