Hi
My ulysse`s lower front ball joint cover is split and I assume I now have to
replace the whole joint.
Problem is I am a bit confused by the type of joint and its installation as
I cannot obtain an Haynes book for the car.You appear to have a ball joint
inserted up through the wishbone with no discernable thread and nut (as in
the steering arm) to secure it but what appears to be single "pinch" bolt to
secure it to the hub carrier. If I am right do I just undo the pinch bolt
(Very tight I suppose) and lever the wishbone away from the carrier and
knock the old joint out? Some advice would be very welcome with a comment as
to how hard a job it is.

Cheers

"Capt T"  wrote in message
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> Hi
> My ulysse`s lower front ball joint cover is split and I assume I now have
to
> replace the whole joint.
> Problem is I am a bit confused by the type of joint and its installation
as
> I cannot obtain an Haynes book for the car.You appear to have a ball joint
> inserted up through the wishbone with no discernable thread and nut (as in
> the steering arm) to secure it but what appears to be single "pinch" bolt
to
> secure it to the hub carrier. If I am right do I just undo the pinch bolt
> (Very tight I suppose) and lever the wishbone away from the carrier and
> knock the old joint out? Some advice would be very welcome with a comment
as
> to how hard a job it is.
>
> Cheers
>

Right, I haven't done one on this vehicle but  the usual arrangement is
this - The pinch bolt as you surmise will be very tight, it has to be
removed fully because it engages with a groove in the pin part of the ball
joint. It might also be threaded into the pinch clamp, so the nut is in fact
a locknut, don't remove the nut and expect to knock the bolt out with a
hammer.

The next problem will be that the pinch clamp will not release the pin, and
may have to be prised open by something like bashing a chisel into the gap.

Then you may/should be able to lever the wishbone down so the pin comes
clear of the clamp, this may take a big crowbar unless you are bloody
strong.

Once that is done, you have to remove the joint from the wishbone, this may
be a matter of three bolts holding it, or it may be riveted, or it may be
part of the wishbone, not removable and you have to change the wishbone.

First thing would be to acquire the part. Assuming you can get the joint
without the wishbone, looking at the new one will tell you how it's fitted
to the wishbone.


HTH

Steve

On Wed, 20 Jul 2005 20:46:54 +0100, "shazzbat"
 wrote:



>
>Then you may/should be able to lever the wishbone down so the pin comes
>clear of the clamp, this may take a big crowbar unless you are bloody
>strong.
>

Huh! That reminds me of replacing the rear coil spring on my wife's
Previa. According to the CBOL (Chilton, Haynes don't do one) you simply
loosen the upper caliper bolt and remove the bottom one, swing the
caliper up then push down on the wishbone and slide the spring out. 

Yeah right.

After removing the caliper completely, disconnecting the ball joint,
there's still no chance of getting the uncompressed spring out. A normal
spring compressor is too long to position correctly, but even with these
in place it took wifey standing on the end of a five-foot scaffold pole
(she's heavier than me) to get enough leverage to _hammer_ the spring
out! Getting the new one in was even tougher as you might expect. I
still haven't got round to the other side; I have that to look forward
to next week :-(
-- 
Regards,  Chris    (Please take out my car to reply by email)     
----1961 Austin A40 Farina----1966 Triumph Herald Estate---
---1967 Riley Elf---1965 Hillman Minx---1969 Morris Minor--
-1972 Mini Clubman estate--1957 Standard 8--1979 Ford Capri
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Chris Bolus wrote:

Just out of interest, are all the cars in your sig. owned by you now or are 
they all the cars you *have* owned?

Si

On Wed, 20 Jul 2005 22:24:17 +0100, "Mungo \"two sheds\" Toadfoot"
 wrote:


>Chris Bolus wrote:
>
>Just out of interest, are all the cars in your sig. owned by you now or are 
>they all the cars you *have* owned?
>

They are all owned by me now, in various states of restoration apart
from the Elf and the A40 which are road-legal runners (and quite smart
too). Pics at http://www.b0lus.com/cars.html. There's also a Triumph
1300 fwd, plus the "moderns" - Previa, Rover 218SLD, and car #48 in the
list of "have-owned's", Vauxhall Omega.
-- 
Regards,  Chris    (Please take out my car to reply by email)     
----1961 Austin A40 Farina----1966 Triumph Herald Estate---
---1967 Riley Elf---1965 Hillman Minx---1969 Morris Minor--
-1972 Mini Clubman estate--1957 Standard 8--1979 Ford Capri
    ********** Please don't email in HTML! **********

"Chris Bolus"  wrote in message
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> On Wed, 20 Jul 2005 22:24:17 +0100, "Mungo \"two sheds\" Toadfoot"
>  wrote:
>
> >Chris Bolus wrote:
> >
> >Just out of interest, are all the cars in your sig. owned by you now or
are
> >they all the cars you *have* owned?
> >

snip


They're the cars I wish I owned :))
Steve

Chris Bolus wrote:

> On Wed, 20 Jul 2005 22:24:17 +0100, "Mungo \"two sheds\" Toadfoot"
>  wrote:
>
>> Chris Bolus wrote:
>>
>> Just out of interest, are all the cars in your sig. owned by you now
>> or are they all the cars you *have* owned?
>>
> They are all owned by me now, in various states of restoration apart
> from the Elf and the A40 which are road-legal runners (and quite smart
> too). Pics at http://www.b0lus.com/cars.html. There's also a Triumph
> 1300 fwd, plus the "moderns" - Previa, Rover 218SLD, and car #48 in
> the list of "have-owned's", Vauxhall Omega.


Good man.

I do like the smell of an old Triumph :o)

Si