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Steve Gorman
Tinkerer
NSW
V8

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 Tuesday, December 27, 2005 - 03:55 pm, by:  Steve Gorman (Steve_gorman) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
Can Ball joints be replaced on either upper or lower front control arms. Has anyone in Sydney had it done and if so where?
Thanks

Steve
Don Bagnall
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New Zealand
1991 UZZ30 GT4.0 V8

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 Tuesday, December 27, 2005 - 04:54 pm, by:  Don Bagnall (Baggs) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
No. Complete upper & lower control arms ONLY
Dan McColl
DieHard
Victoria
UZZ-32 V8 Soarer #138

Posts: 505
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 Wednesday, December 28, 2005 - 10:10 pm, by:  Dan McColl (Hoon) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
It looked like the ball joint may be pressed in when I had my arms out, But I'm not sure and haven't had the need to investigate.
Ben Evans
TryHard
Qld
TT

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 Friday, December 30, 2005 - 11:27 pm, by:  Ben Evans (Sbyder) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
Cant be replaced. Even if you could, good luck finding the part numbers lol.

NOTE: if you get some 2nd hand arms, make sure they are straight. i bought one from a wrecker and it turned out, after 3 hrs of replacing my old one with the "new" one (VERY HARD TO DO), it was 3mm bent. Had to find another...word of warning :-)
Mark Donovan
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 Monday, February 20, 2006 - 02:19 pm, by:  Mark Donovan (Mark_donovan) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
How about the ball joints on left rear lower control arms?

the car is having the bushes done now and apparently the ball joint is well worn.... :..(
Don Bagnall
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New Zealand
I have LESS Soarers than Hayden :-(

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 Monday, February 20, 2006 - 03:41 pm, by:  Don Bagnall (Baggs) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
Whole arm ONLY Mark.

Part numbers as follows.

48730-29015 with the following sustitutes in accending order: 48730-24030 / 48740-30060 / 48740-30070.

Give Giltraps the FIRST part number, and you'll probably find it'll supercede to the last number.

Can find out price/availability tomorrow if you like?

OR you could try for 2nd. hand, but why take the risk??.

Mark Donovan
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 Monday, February 20, 2006 - 04:49 pm, by:  Mark Donovan (Mark_donovan) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
thanks again, Don. I owe you many a beer or drink of your choice.

Do you, or anyone else, have a picture of the part at fault or can you point me to one?

I'm expecting this will cost me my left nut and will of course be ex-Japan, so I will have to go ahead with my long trip south with a munted ball joint until I get back.
Mark Donovan
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 Monday, February 20, 2006 - 04:51 pm, by:  Mark Donovan (Mark_donovan) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
Scratch that- i'm being a lazy sod and will have a look for the pic myself.

I'm also writing up a quick fax to Giltrap re: the arm so expect to hear the bad news tomorrow.

I just knew there was going to be a bloody large fly in the ointment!
Mark Donovan
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 Tuesday, February 21, 2006 - 05:18 pm, by:  Mark Donovan (Mark_donovan) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
NZ$506 for the rear left lower control arm :-(
Picking up tomorrow AM.
Don Bagnall
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New Zealand
I have LESS Soarers than Hayden :-(

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 Wednesday, February 22, 2006 - 08:23 am, by:  Don Bagnall (Baggs) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
OUCH!, but on the plus side, at least they had it in stock in NZ

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