What goes thump in the Disco?

**Blknight.aus** · 15th December 2007, 11:40 AM

Originally Posted by Utemad

Better check the diff then.

It has an air locker fitted to it.

I know stuff all about diffs. If this is the issue how is it repaired? Where do you get the bits?

Got any photos of good vs bad diff bits?

if your ever out my way the easy way is to let me have a Mk I and an ears at it and that will give you an answer on that since its a potential safety thing I'll even wave the obligatory BBQ and Beer since its Xmas and all

Originally Posted by Utemad

Well I have removed the A frame balljoint and the carrier (still together).
I cannot feel any loose movement in the ball joint when I move it through its entire movement range nor is there any up and down movement.

However what is different is I have a new genuine LR balljoint here and I cannot move the balljoint at all. It is seriously tight.
So is the fact that I can move the old balljoint any way I like with minimal resistance whereas the new one is stiff enough to toss the old one?

AFAIK the old one has 191000kms on it as AFAIK it has never been replaced.

I'll swap them anyway as I have nothing to lose.

if you can move it easily by hand (or if you invert it and can make the pin "waggle" just by shaking it then its out of spec, It'll last forever but it'll clunk on occasions.

at those sorts of KMs id be expecting it to have let go by now especialy if the vehicle gets forded or sees beach work.

**Utemad** · 15th December 2007, 11:50 AM

Thanks Dave.

I can't make it waggle by shaking it but it is easy to move. I can waggle it by holding the shaft with the carrier still attached though being heavy. It was fun trying though

I've had the vehicle on the beach twice and and it gets driven though creeks on occasion but it would not have been submerged. Not by me anyway. I've had it for the last 37000kms.

**justinc** · 15th December 2007, 03:06 PM

So Justin its Justin again, and no doubt Justin will be here soon too and we can all ask Justin how you are going with fitting the new A frame ball joint???

Justin number 3

**Utemad** · 15th December 2007, 04:37 PM

Hi Justin,

The old ball joint is still in the carrier. My brother came over and has taken it to his house where he has more appropriate tools.
My soak it in lanolin for a while and then hit it with a big hammer didn't budge it a mm

**justinc** · 15th December 2007, 10:08 PM

Originally Posted by Utemad

Hi Justin,

The old ball joint is still in the carrier. My brother came over and has taken it to his house where he has more appropriate tools.
My soak it in lanolin for a while and then hit it with a big hammer didn't budge it a mm

I find it easier to cut the lugs off the side where it bolts on to the carrier, and then simply put it in the press...

JC

**Blknight.aus** · 15th December 2007, 10:32 PM

if you have no joy at your brothers and you can get it my way I'll take it to work and put it into the press for ya

**Utemad** · 16th December 2007, 12:35 AM

Thanks guys.

We have cut the wings off it and I'll find out tomorrow if he had any luck with it. If he doesn't I'll just take it to an engineering place near my work on Monday. I just don't like doing that though. If I can't do it myself then I just feel like less of a man.

**chazza** · 16th December 2007, 08:27 AM

Originally Posted by Utemad

Thanks guys.

We have cut the wings off it and I'll find out tomorrow if he had any luck with it. If he doesn't I'll just take it to an engineering place near my work on Monday. I just don't like doing that though. If I can't do it myself then I just feel like less of a man.

Know the feeling Ute

Have you thought about making yourself a press? It is not particularly hard to do and a ten-ton truck jack will do most jobs

Cheers Charlie

**Utemad** · 16th December 2007, 12:22 PM

I do plan on building my own press and between myself and my Dad we have the parts but I don't have the space to put it (townhouse) and he lives too far away (although has 10 acres and two huge sheds).

When I get a regional position I'll be kitting out my own big shed

**Utemad** · 16th December 2007, 02:25 PM

Still no luck.

Looks like I'll be driving my wife's Corolla to work tomorrow and taking the balljoint to get pressed out and the new one pressed in.

Unless someone on the southside of Brisbane has a press they want to try out

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