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Kickstart The Oracle
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Posted: 17:04 - 27 Aug 2012 Post subject: Vauxhall Corsa ball joint |
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Hi
Sorry for a car question, but bound to be a few people on here who have had Corsas
Neighbours girlfriend has one and the handling had gone off. Asked me to have a look. Problem is a lot of play in the bottom right ball joint. That is easy enough to change, but the problem is play between the ball joint in the hub. Suspect that it wasn't bolted up tight previously and has worn with it wobbling.
Is this a common issue with them? Is the only solution a replacement hub?
All the best
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Posted: 17:11 - 27 Aug 2012 Post subject: |
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No it's not normally a issue kickstart
All bottom ball joint's will wear if the bolt is not done up correctly,
some people though seem to just put the ball joint in 3/4 the way then thrash the ball joint bolt through holding it together, causing wear on the ball joint pin, which will then give a wobble effect and play effect in the future.
if i was in your shoe's id replace the HUB with a new one, don't buy a old second hand one unless you know the wheel bearing is in good working order.
Hope this helps
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Posted: 18:32 - 27 Aug 2012 Post subject: |
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yeah they are cheap enough to buy new about £100 i think or you could buy a really cheap Patton part one off eBay
Hope it all goe's well, be sure to put some copper grease on Hub where the wheel connects up to
Hope this helps keith
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Posted: 19:00 - 27 Aug 2012 Post subject: |
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All depends on how much the car is worth to you.
and what the circumstances of the car are like if it's fucked it wouldn't be worth it
you don't have to buy a new one a local breakers hard could have one, but then you are stuck with the risk of it being already worn, wrong, or wheel bearing wear, then your stuck with a knackered hub or a hub that you will have to buy a new wheel bearing for.also you wont know if the wheel bearing is fucked until you get it on the corsa ____________________ RIP jack (wheelie king), you will never be forgotten.
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Posted: 19:18 - 27 Aug 2012 Post subject: |
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Hi
Not too worried. Worst comes to the worst a wheel bearing is cheap enough and I can check it over and have some warranty on it (OK, measured in hours from a breakers).
The car is fairly tatty. Probably get through its next MOT but wouldn't bet on anything longer than that.
Hence spending £20 on a 2nd hand complete unit is rather more appealing than £100 plus on new bits.
All the best
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Ive had a few corsas. That is if you are on about the corsa b, had a few petrol ones and a diesel one. Ball joints are a common issue but never had any trouble with hub's. Mate of mine breaks two of them a week from his unit, you should get a good replacement from a scrappy or ebay for 20 quid, if maintained well they last a lifetime, my corsa td had 360,000 miles on it |
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Ive had a few corsas. That is if you are on about the corsa b, had a few petrol ones and a diesel one. Ball joints are a common issue but never had any trouble with hub's. Mate of mine breaks two of them a week from his unit, you should get a good replacement from a scrappy or ebay for 20 quid, if maintained well they last a lifetime, my corsa td had 360,000 miles on it |
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Posted: 20:38 - 29 Aug 2012 Post subject: |
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Matty King wrote: | tom_m wrote: | Ive had a few corsas. That is if you are on about the corsa b, had a few petrol ones and a diesel one. Ball joints are a common issue but never had any trouble with hub's. Mate of mine breaks two of them a week from his unit, you should get a good replacement from a scrappy or ebay for 20 quid, if maintained well they last a lifetime, my corsa td had 360,000 miles on it |
Really?
i have seen Murks and BMW's with over 300k but not a turbo diesel corsa i have seen one with 180 but that's it and it was fucked, with full service history :L
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yeah its true lol, i bought it from a guy in yorkshire and had been used as a works car on building sites, came up gleaming after a good spit and polish, only paid £300 for it and had to have the headgasket done after a few weeks but was bulletproof, kept it untill 2 weeks before mot, the passenger sill was rotted and alternator had packed in so it went the scrapper lol. wish i had a pic of the clocks now
it had the 1.5td isuzu engine in it which live forever, and it ran off anything! many times it had red diesel (tut tut), engine oil, veg oil in the tank haha |
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It's strange how the best bit of these Vauxhall's is the bit Vauxhall didn't make |
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