ball joint bolt wont come off!! keeps spining!!! - Corsa Sport - for Vauxhall and Opel Corsa B, Corsa C and Corsa D

Not logged in [Login - Register]

You Are Not Registered Or Not Logged In

Corsa Sport » Message Board » Help Zone, Modification and ICE Advice » ball joint bolt wont come off!! keeps spining!!!

New Topic

New Poll

Subscribe | Add to Favourites

You are not logged in and may not post or reply to messages. Please log in or create a new account or mail us about fixing an existing one - register@corsasport.co.uk

There are also many more features available when you are logged in such as private messages, buddy list, location services, post search and more.

MoNkEy MaGiC

Member

Registered: 12th Apr 03
Location: West - London Drives: Corsa GSi
User status: Offline

18th Jul 06 at 14:20

the steering track rod ball joint bolt is jammed!!! the actual ball joint bolt is spinning when i try to loosen the nut!???

what can i do or try??
the bolt is sealed inside the ball joint so i cant really grip it or the thread in any way, ive tried but it keeps slipping!

[Edited on 18-07-2006 by MoNkEy MaGiC]

Greg_M

Member

Registered: 2nd Sep 03
Location: Grantham, Lincolnshire
User status: Offline

18th Jul 06 at 14:37

grip it on the top of the stearing knuckle and top of the track rod endto try to keep them together (use pipe recnh or something simular) and then try. you'll more than likely have to use an air gun. and for god sake dont hit the tread to try to free it up

[Edited on 18-07-2006 by Greg_M]

MoNkEy MaGiC

Member

Registered: 12th Apr 03
Location: West - London Drives: Corsa GSi
User status: Offline

18th Jul 06 at 14:56

i hit it with hammer few times!!

didnt help, i cant seem to grip it at all man!!!!

Dave A

USER UNDER INVESTIGATION - DO NOT TRADE

Registered: 10th Dec 03
Location: County Durham
User status: Offline

18th Jul 06 at 16:50

angle grind it off. takes 2 mins

MikeE

Member

Registered: 7th Mar 03
Location: Milton Keynes
User status: Offline

18th Jul 06 at 19:41

quote:
Originally posted by Dave A
angle grind it off. takes 2 mins

MoNkEy MaGiC

Member

Registered: 12th Apr 03
Location: West - London Drives: Corsa GSi
User status: Offline

18th Jul 06 at 19:57

ive just put it back together for now, will take it to garage tomo, spent all bloody day on it, and all i did was make it worse

thanskj anyway guys

ainsley_brader

Member

Registered: 24th Mar 02
Location: Tattershall, Lincolnshire
User status: Offline

18th Jul 06 at 21:53

gregs advice was perfect

Adam-D

Member

Registered: 11th May 02
Location: Cheshire
User status: Offline

19th Jul 06 at 06:27

i nomally get a snanner on the rod itself and twist the balljoint as its twisted you can undo the nut
then bang it out with a hammer

MoNkEy MaGiC

Member

Registered: 12th Apr 03
Location: West - London Drives: Corsa GSi
User status: Offline

19th Jul 06 at 06:29

yeah i tried that too mate, but that nut was not moving lol

5chaap2k

Member

Registered: 20th Apr 05
Location: Schiedam, Netherlands
User status: Offline

19th Jul 06 at 09:17

had the same thin with my 2l conversion.. ended up so angry at it that i dumped the car at vaux telling them to replace the damn thing theirselves..

ended up that they found it that funny, that they only billed me for the parts