c-sport
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Registered: 16th Feb 06
Location: Leighton Buzzard
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hello everyone,
i had a knock a few days b4 christmas as some of you know and i have basically fixed it now but the ball joint that is connected to the lower suspension arm of the front wheel that i thought wasnt affected seems to be out of line at the bottom.
the wheel on the passenger side is slightly angled out at the bottom where as the one i have fixed is dead straight all the way down (drivers side). i know you can get an angled ball joint for it but i got the straight one thinkin tht was correct. but now both the front wheels are slightly different(one straight the other angled out slightly) im not sure wheather its out because of tracking which could be a factor or i brought the wrong angled ball joint for the drivers side or the passengers side needs replacing as that could have been bent some how(cant see how tho).
any one got any ideas the car is a 1.4 corsa sport 1997 Rreg.
what are your wheels like or if you know what are your joints like are they straight or angled......i cant remember what there acctual name is at the moment but when i can ill post it....or someone could remind me if they know what im talking about  lol.
want to try and fix it today if possible!
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2ltrjim
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Registered: 20th Dec 06
Location: Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire
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cant be assed reading that
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and-m
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Registered: 5th May 02
Location: Liverpool. Drives. Skud vRS.
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An angled balljoint? They are designed to move though varying angles..
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Robin
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Registered: 7th Jan 04
Location: Northants Drives: Clio 182 Cup
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quote:
Originally posted by 2ltrjim
cant be assed reading that
Shouldn't have been arsed posting then 
C-sport: The ball joint is adjustable, should slide in and out slighty, which may affect the angle of the wheel enough to sort it. If not, take it to an alignment place (should be a few in the yellow pages) and get them to check nothing is bent (won't be cheap though)
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and-m
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Registered: 5th May 02
Location: Liverpool. Drives. Skud vRS.
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How is the ball joint adjustable?
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Robin
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Registered: 7th Jan 04
Location: Northants Drives: Clio 182 Cup
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the holes in the lower arm are elongated, you can move it in and out.
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