is fitting a wishbone hard to do?

1. user_25842 Infrequent Poster Joined: Jul 2008 canterbury Posts: 174 2000 saxo vts

   #1 19th February 2010, 12:33

   anyone know about fitting a drivers side wishbone on a vts ?
   
   how hard is it to do yourself?
   
   is there a guide anywhere i did search but couldnt find anything....
   
   
   cheers guys
   
   charlie
2. gaz4399 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Jul 2007 Chester Posts: 2850 1275 mini

   #2 19th February 2010, 12:34

   pretty easy tbh, but if you have little experiance with cars then get someone to help you or get a garage to do the work tbh
3. Mochachino Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Nov 2007 Guantanamo Bay Posts: 28700 oyster card

   #3 19th February 2010, 12:41

   You have to turn the car upside down, and insert the wishbone. Then use hand made bolts to secure it.

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4. Alexp Central South Joined: Jun 2006 East Sussex Posts: 3105 VTS :)

   #4 19th February 2010, 12:43

   Pretty simple, Just more fiddly than difficult.
   Will need a ball joint splitter (Think that's what it is called) to get the ball joint out of the strut, That was the most awkward part when I did mine, then it's just 1 bolt and 2 nuts in the footwell.

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5. user_25842 Infrequent Poster Joined: Jul 2008 canterbury Posts: 174 2000 saxo vts

   #5 19th February 2010, 12:47

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by db_sax You have to turn the car upside down, and insert the wishbone. Then use hand made bolts to secure it.

   thats riddiculous mate... not even funny
6. Mochachino Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Nov 2007 Guantanamo Bay Posts: 28700 oyster card

   #6 19th February 2010, 12:57

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by charliekitchenham thats riddiculous mate... not even funny

   Its rediculously easy mate. You can do it with one hand.

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7. user_25842 Infrequent Poster Joined: Jul 2008 canterbury Posts: 174 2000 saxo vts

   #7 19th February 2010, 12:59

   its just the ball joint that i dont see how it goes in?
8. Mochachino Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Nov 2007 Guantanamo Bay Posts: 28700 oyster card

   #8 19th February 2010, 13:00

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by charliekitchenham its just the ball joint that i dont see how it goes in?

   Loosen the clamp on the strut, to remove i just used a hammer from above the wishbone, and the same to get in, bit of lube in there slides right in.
   
   It isnt a ball joint that you have to fit, thats already on the wishbone, its more of a pin that you have to fit to the strut. Just a fat one.
9. Mochachino Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Nov 2007 Guantanamo Bay Posts: 28700 oyster card

   #9 19th February 2010, 13:09

   If you aint got the wishbone already or seen one then this is what you have to remove and refit, its fairley easy:
   
   
10. LSOfreak Saxperience Addict Joined: Jan 2008 west london Posts: 13810

    #10 19th February 2010, 14:19

    dont you have to pull up the carpet to get to the 2 bolts?
11. chinkostu Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Aug 2008 The wrong carpark Posts: 5152 Xantia 1.9TD

    #11 19th February 2010, 14:22

    you dont have to touch the balljoint if youre getting a wishbone with one already in!
    
    The jobs really easy, offering up the new one is fiddly though. I ended up attaching it to the bottom of the strut first, then jacking the strut up so the 2 bolts under the footwell went in easier.
12. Mochachino Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Nov 2007 Guantanamo Bay Posts: 28700 oyster card

    #12 19th February 2010, 15:05

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by LSOfreak dont you have to pull up the carpet to get to the 2 bolts?

    Yes.
    
    

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by chinkostu you dont have to touch the balljoint if youre getting a wishbone with one already in! The jobs really easy, offering up the new one is fiddly though. I ended up attaching it to the bottom of the strut first, then jacking the strut up so the 2 bolts under the footwell went in easier.

    Precisley, so its a piss easy job.
13. ashleyoneill Frequent Poster Joined: Oct 2005 Chippenham, Wiltshire Posts: 796 Mk2 Wicked Red VTS

    #13 19th February 2010, 15:09

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by db_sax You have to turn the car upside down, and insert the wishbone. Then use hand made bolts to secure it.

    You have to be careful saying things like this. Some people will actually listen and do it!!
14. WestyVTR Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Nov 2004 Gosport Posts: 3140 saxo VTR, Clio 1.2 turbo, prious, Kawasaki 363 nin

    #14 19th February 2010, 20:09

    ive got 2 to fit on my vtr.... ive ordered from GMC do i need the ball joints too???
15. user_10418 Saxperience Addict Joined: Jun 2006 Wirral Posts: 13584 Wickerd red VTS MK2, Two tone VTS MK2,vvc Metro..

    #15 19th February 2010, 20:10

    dont have to touch the balljoint if youre getting a wishbone with one already in..................
16. WestyVTR Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Nov 2004 Gosport Posts: 3140 saxo VTR, Clio 1.2 turbo, prious, Kawasaki 363 nin

    #16 19th February 2010, 20:11

    my bad just read the thred.... already on the lower arms! :-)
17. user_26394 Saxperience Addict Joined: Aug 2008 Bedworth Posts: 10221 106 gti

    #17 19th February 2010, 20:15

    Buy a new bolt for the balljoint but use the old one to hammer in and line the balljoint up if that makes sense?
18. user_10418 Saxperience Addict Joined: Jun 2006 Wirral Posts: 13584 Wickerd red VTS MK2, Two tone VTS MK2,vvc Metro..

    #18 19th February 2010, 20:17

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Bickerton Buy a new bolt for the balljoint but use the old one to hammer in and line the balljoint up if that makes sense?

    +1............
19. WestyVTR Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Nov 2004 Gosport Posts: 3140 saxo VTR, Clio 1.2 turbo, prious, Kawasaki 363 nin

    #19 19th February 2010, 20:22

    wtf ?? -1
20. user_10418 Saxperience Addict Joined: Jun 2006 Wirral Posts: 13584 Wickerd red VTS MK2, Two tone VTS MK2,vvc Metro..

    #20 19th February 2010, 20:22

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by WestyVTR wtf ?? -1

    
21. user_25842 Infrequent Poster Joined: Jul 2008 canterbury Posts: 174 2000 saxo vts

    #21 19th February 2010, 22:03

    klkl will have a bash at it monday
22. chrissyboyvtr Newbie Joined: Feb 2010 Glasgow Posts: 26 Saxo 1.6 8v VTR mk2 ('01)

    #22 20th February 2010, 19:35

    tbh mate, if your not confident in doing it yourself i would suggest you get a garage to fit it for you, because if something goes wrong they will have to sort it for u at their cost not yours. Most places will only charge £30 an hour and should take anywhere between 30mins and 1 1/2 hours to fit.
23. user_25842 Infrequent Poster Joined: Jul 2008 canterbury Posts: 174 2000 saxo vts

    #23 20th February 2010, 21:40

    yeah fuck it ... garage jobby it is
24. chinkostu Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Aug 2008 The wrong carpark Posts: 5152 Xantia 1.9TD

    #24 20th February 2010, 23:53

    i used the old bolt...
25. chrissyboyvtr Newbie Joined: Feb 2010 Glasgow Posts: 26 Saxo 1.6 8v VTR mk2 ('01)

    #25 21st February 2010, 11:08

    good choice m8, at least if its not fitted correctly thn u will know where to go to get it sorted.