BALL-JOINT REPLACEMENT

This applies to Citroen, Peugeot and DS.
You need only 2 sockets:
-21mm socket for the ball-joint nut.
-41mm deep socket for the ball-joint.
I made this very simple and straightforward.
1. Remove the wheel
2. Remove the nut that attach the ball-joint to the wishbone with 21mm socket.
3. Use a joint splitter if you have one or heat 🔥 the wishbone with a heat gun and hammer it down.
4. Use the 41mm deep socket to remove the ball-joint.
5. Apply few drops💧of lock- thread on the new ball-joint, put it in and tighten it.
6. Lock the ball-joint as shown on the video.
7. Put back the wishbone and the 21mm nut and put back the wheel.
More information is on the video. If you have a question, query or a suggestion please comment below.
Thank you for watching 👍.

[@davebutler3905]

Thank you! Very calm explanation.

[@fix-and-drive-diy-repairs]

Cool 😎. 👍

[@jasondryden7576]

Very nice video, well done, kudos for the jack idea,

[@fix-and-drive-diy-repairs]

Thanks mate

[@petersomthing9508]

Good video

[@trevorslater2547]

Excellent video 👍

[@fix-and-drive-diy-repairs]

Cool 😎 👍

[@Wippe75]

Gonna do the same here 😅 Thanks for this video 👍🏼

[@fix-and-drive-diy-repairs]

Cool 😎,

[@MrRGM10]

on the last part why do you need to bend it? is it ok not to bend ? looks like messy looks

[@fix-and-drive-diy-repairs]

You need to lock it.

[@user-zu3me4zq1n]

Good video,but may I suggest just taking an angle grinder to the ball joint nut, just cut it clean off 😊

[@fix-and-drive-diy-repairs]

Thanks for the advice mate 👍

[@bOzO8vt]

3:50 is heat shield for ball joint. Cheers

[@fix-and-drive-diy-repairs]

Thanks mate

[@anttiruo]

Instead of thread locker I'd put some copper paste in there to make sure it comes out easily next time. I've never had one of those loosen itself.

[@fix-and-drive-diy-repairs]

Good idea because they can be a pain in the butt to take them out. Thanks for the advice. 👍

[@profbollo338]

Good video, just a question though, how much force did it take to undo the large end of the ball joint

[@fix-and-drive-diy-repairs]

Well, because I am just a diy-er, I don't have a torque wrench so I just use a long pipe to make it easier. I've done one on my citroen, check the video. I use a jack to hold it for me😂.

[@kelvinjones1050]

The chrome socket says 14mm because it is for removing spark plugs. Its a spark plug socket. They usually have a rubber bush inside to grip the top of the spark plug to help with removal once loose. It's labelled 14mm because the thread on the spark plug is 14mm wide, but the spark plug will have 21mm flats to remove it.

[@fix-and-drive-diy-repairs]

Thank you for the advice bro👍

[@dracony7649]

What are the symptoms of a bad ball joint ? Does the wheel shake a bit ?

[@fix-and-drive-diy-repairs]

It doesn'tshake, you'll hear cranking sound. It will get louder and louder. It was very hard for me to know precisely what was making the sound. So, I removed the stabilizer links and drove around. That's when I knew it's the ball joints.

[@dracony7649]

@@fix-and-drive-diy-repairs I see thank you man !

[@benediktasliaudanskas354]

It's better not to use thred lock, because next time you need to unscrew the ball joint, it will be a big problem

[@fix-and-drive-diy-repairs]

Cool 😎👍 and thanks for the advice. I actually changed them again last month. They were junk from the far east.

[@user-ml2tp5xh1m]

10:18 это очень злая шутка над тем кто будет менять шаровую опору после вас. В начале он сорвёт на ней грани, потом будет снимать весь поворотный кулак и дальше с ругательствами будет весь день откручивать ее с помощью сварки и двухметрового лома в тисках на столе. Правильно было снять самому поворотный кулак и в тисках затянуть динамометрическим ключом 250 Нм. И потом закернить.

[@fix-and-drive-diy-repairs]

Hi 🇷🇺, I now know lock-thread is not needed. Hopefully other viewers will read your comment. Thanks for the advice 👍

[@onlyme972]

You a buy a new wishbone for £25/40 complete with ball joints and bushes. Easier to fit than a new ball joint that can cost £15

[@fix-and-drive-diy-repairs]

That's true mate and thanks for the advice. I will do that next time because the bushes on the wishbone are getting too old now.

[@jasondryden7576]

This vehicle has the ball joints in the hubs not the arms, but yes if your car has wishbones that the ball joints attach to before you couple the wishbone/ball joint via it's location hole and nut it down, same goes for wishbone back bushes just as cheap to buy the arm instead of messing about with a press

[@ol.p9115]

Не понятно как рычаг стянули с шарового пальца.

[@fix-and-drive-diy-repairs]

I believe you are Russian 🇷🇺. Thanks bro👍👍👍

[@ol.p9115]

Да, я Русский. Ямы у меня нет в гараже вот я и думаю, как рычаг снять.😊 Предстоит мне эта работа.

[@albertoascari2542]

With a crowbar I would say as a lever