Ball joint repair

[austina35]

Does anybody know of a UK company that can repair ball joints? I've found companies in AUS and NZ but not the UK.

Ball joints are fixed to a suspension arm and are unobtainable now.

[Geffg]

Place in bootle Liverpool does it I believe. Remember seeing it on wheeler dealers.

[austina35]

Thanks, I'll look into that.

[stevieturbo]

Adapt the arm for something that is obtainable ?

[Geffg]

What car is it? I remember on the show they had to have it repaired due to either similar or same reason.
I’ve been to them myself to get my allignment sorted and would recommend them.

[austina35]

Rover P6 V8 lower strut arm. Virtually impossible to find.

[Smint]

If the above link proves a dead end have a poke nose with suitable search terms on the Merc Owners Forum.

Airmatic suspension struts had fixed bottom ball joints at over £1000 each 15+ years ago, some had success with a company who rebuilt the joint itself.

I never had airmatic, but the largest engined W124s bottom ball joints were an intergral part of the wishbone which made a worn joint a £350 part instead of the £13 replaceable genuine joint on the rest of the range, thankfully at the time Febi came to the rescue with good quality pattern part.

[Krikkit]

Is it one of these you're after? https://www.jrwadhams.co.uk/front-strut-3500.html

[austina35]

That's the one. That would be around £350 for a pair with the vat added.

They are a 4 pot one cut down.