Just failed MOT on offside front (front) upper suspension arm ball joint cover gone.
Quick couple of questions...
Anything griefy to watch out for changing this? Seen previous articles about avoiding a pinch bolt? Is that the top one? As obviously it will need to come out to swap this arm out.
Is it OK to change just the one arm (will most likely do both sides) but will I need to think about replacing the front (rear) arm as well?
And finally is it under pressure from the spring? (e.g. will I need to compress that or is it OK to just remove with foot off the floor?)
Cheers
Quick couple of questions...
Anything griefy to watch out for changing this? Seen previous articles about avoiding a pinch bolt? Is that the top one? As obviously it will need to come out to swap this arm out.
Is it OK to change just the one arm (will most likely do both sides) but will I need to think about replacing the front (rear) arm as well?
And finally is it under pressure from the spring? (e.g. will I need to compress that or is it OK to just remove with foot off the floor?)
Cheers