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(Message started by: Scorp_Kev on Jun 5^th, 2012, 9:59am)

Title: Anti roll bar
Post by Scorp_Kev on Jun 5^th, 2012, 9:59am

My car failed MOT on:

Offside front lower anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.4.G.2)

Offside front anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint (2.4.G.2)

Have I bought the right parts.

http://i1116.photobucket.com/albums/k577/Scorp_Kev/antiroll.jpg

Thanks all...

Title: Re: Anti roll bar
Post by Scorpio_Mike on Jun 5^th, 2012, 12:18pm

Reckon so...they are called 'drop links' and are a common failure item.
Easy part to change.

Title: Re: Anti roll bar
Post by Mike H on Jun 5^th, 2012, 12:42pm

Hint ~ after watching Lee struggling to get his top nut undone (pardon the expression) someone on here suggested turning the steering to lock so you can then have room to get a normal sized spanner in.

Title: Re: Anti roll bar
Post by PJDavis on Jun 5^th, 2012, 1:19pm

http://www.fordscorpio.co.uk/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.pl?board=admin;action=display;num=1286373633

Try this. ;)

Title: Re: Anti roll bar
Post by leewar on Jun 5^th, 2012, 2:02pm

Mike, Lesson learnt and nuts!!!! easier to get off with a spanner bent to ninety degrees. Worth it for the ease of the job thereafter :)

Title: Re: Anti roll bar
Post by Scorp_Kev on Jun 5^th, 2012, 9:37pm

Thanks guys. That should make the job much easier. Kev
:) ;) ;D

Title: Re: Anti roll bar
Post by Mike H on Jun 6^th, 2012, 6:40pm

I am not ignoring y'all, just have nothing to add. ;D