daft strut/ball-joint issue

1. saxo_mike Established Member Joined: Mar 2008 Heald Green, Stockport Posts: 1721 black/yellow vtr

   #1 17th July 2010, 18:46

   took my struts off the ball joint and on again a million times
   
   as i was fitting my new shafts today for some reason i couldn't get the ball joint to go into the female on the bottom of the strut
   
   i tried sticking a circle file in and grinding it and levering open the hole where with a chisel but couldn't get it in for anything
   
   any ideas?
2. LeeM Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Feb 2008 Liverpool Posts: 7393 Black Corsa C SRi

   #2 17th July 2010, 18:54

   why cant you get it in?
3. saxo_mike Established Member Joined: Mar 2008 Heald Green, Stockport Posts: 1721 black/yellow vtr

   #3 17th July 2010, 19:01

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by LeeM why cant you get it in?

   not a clue it just keeps sitting just inside it and no sliding up no matter were i move it
4. gavin_t Established Member Joined: Jun 2009 Southend, essex Posts: 2079 1999 mk2 VTS EP3 2004 civic type r

   #4 17th July 2010, 20:41

   stick a flat blade screw driver in where you took the bolt out to lever it out a bit maybe
5. saxo_mike Established Member Joined: Mar 2008 Heald Green, Stockport Posts: 1721 black/yellow vtr

   #5 20th July 2010, 17:09

   sorted it all now, i ended up having to take off the wishbone, putting it together then sticking it all back on the car as one piece