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Gents
can anybody advise a garage that is capable willing to press new ball joints into my upper wishbone and lower suspension arm - the lower one being the more difficult because of the angle it is set at - I am in Kent - failing that does anybody know where I can obtain reasonable refurbed units - I looked at EBay and it seems they have nothing on offer
Any Help greatly appreciated
Cheers
Ian

Hello ihouston,

Last year the nearside upper balljoint failed, this was spotted by Guy Salmon in Maidstone during a free inspection, there were no symptoms driving the car and it passed its MoT no problems. Guy Salmon quoted £500 plus to replace.

I had a go at replacing the balljoint and got nowhere, so asked a few friends and they suggested, don't laugh now, the fleet maintance depot of Arrow taxis in Ashford. I went there and after a bit of work it became clear that the balljoint had failed so badly that the car was not safe to drive. I left it with them overnight and collected it the next day.

Supply and fit came to £45, I gave the bloke a good tip as he had saved me a fortune. It turns out that the ball joint on Mercedes E class cars (the cars Arrow uses) are very similar and the tool they use fit a treat.

Worth an ask perhaps.

Doug Barrass,
Ashford, Kent.

Thanks Doug - worth knowing may need to give them a shout
Cheers
Ian