Failed the MOT today!
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OK so far i have replaced the 2 brake pipes. and today i replaced the shock bush!! what a job. Getting the shocker off is easy. getting the old bush out is a pita! and then pressing the new one in is also a pita but it can be done. i read in another thread saying you would have to take to a garage to do it. It can be done at home with a little effort. Only the ball joint to go. thats for tomorrow and retest on Sat.. hopfully she will be back on the road for next week/
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MOT's are like waiting for exam results. I hate them!!
Well done with the shock absorber bush. They are a pain to get out and get back in. I have used the old sockets and long bolt trick in the past.
Certainly don't need to get a garage to do it.
That lower ball joint could well be a pain. I had to strip the front arm completely down and get a local engineering firm to remove/replace.
Jaguar claim you can't replace the ball joint and suggest you buy the complete arm!!
Well done with the shock absorber bush. They are a pain to get out and get back in. I have used the old sockets and long bolt trick in the past.
Certainly don't need to get a garage to do it.
That lower ball joint could well be a pain. I had to strip the front arm completely down and get a local engineering firm to remove/replace.
Jaguar claim you can't replace the ball joint and suggest you buy the complete arm!!
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