lower wishbone

[bluezeeland]

Could someone give some guidance on how to seperate the front lower wishbone and the lower balljoint ? (three bolts undone....)

txs !

[ukkid35]

Assuming it is similar to a Cerb, then the answer is heat - lots of it, then you should be fine. Mine had been undisturbed for 17 years and then did eventually shift, but you cannot use too much heat. I also used Wurth Rost Off Ice, but I'm not sure that it helped in this instance even though it definitely did with other seized/broken bolts.

[simonwedge]

Brute force

[Pupp]

Just treat them both as consumables and replace...

[ukkid35]

Pupp said:

Just treat them both as consumables and replace...

Once you go down that route then you end up treating the chassis as a consumable...

[bluezeeland]

Pupp said:

Just treat them both as consumables and replace...

That actually did cross my mind, but I'm tight

[simonwedge]

Frank

Ignoring my flippant (drunk) previous post I'm assuming you've got the ball joint out of the bottom of the hub? If so, if you undo the top shock absorber mount you'll find the whole wishbone swivels down and makes access to get the bottom ball joint off much easier.

Simon

[bluezeeland]

simonwedge said:

Frank

Ignoring my flippant (drunk) previous post I'm assuming you've got the ball joint out of the bottom of the hub? If so, if you undo the top shock absorber mount you'll find the whole wishbone swivels down and makes access to get the bottom ball joint off much easier.

Simon

Hi Simon,

No worries ! In fact the whole shebang needs to come off, suffering from the 'whilst-I'm-at-it syndrom' !! I will tidy up the chassis, clean, touch-up paint and waxoyl. Then give the underbody a coat of satin black and the wheelarches some stone-chip.

The ARB links and bushes will be replaced for new, the whole suspension (balljoints, trackrod ends, bushes and shocks) will be replaced for new too.

I was just wondering if it would be easier to separate them in situ, as I found on earlier occasions (3000S)

Tomorrow I'll take of the wishbones, with the hub still on and applly some heat and give a good whack......

cheers, Frank

[ukkid35]

Did it look this bad?

[bluezeeland]

ukkid35 said:

Did it look this bad?

Quite close, yes ! (take it that on your Cerb ?)

[bluezeeland]

Sorted ! Got the wishbones off, a wide socket in the recess and a good whack did it ! cheers guys !