Nervous times
- Thread starter Paul Rice
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Good luck Paul 
Good Luck.
Always nervous times on old cars if it's going to be expensive.
Best of luck.
Tracy
Always nervous times on old cars if it's going to be expensive.
Best of luck.
Tracy
Did your Z pass @Paul Rice 
Still waiting, lads were a bit busy so have left it with them.Did your Z pass @Paul Rice
mine needed a ball joint (lower), think it cost about £40 so not too bad, but then i did change it myself.
Sorry to hear.
Mine had advisory on last MOT on outer lower bottom ball joints I got them done soon after I bought it just because it had been noted.
Not expensive to buy from euro car parts but the mechanic I used was not impressed he said they were a pig to get out he said they usually change the whole arm.
Good luck
Mine had advisory on last MOT on outer lower bottom ball joints I got them done soon after I bought it just because it had been noted.
Not expensive to buy from euro car parts but the mechanic I used was not impressed he said they were a pig to get out he said they usually change the whole arm.
Good luck
Lower ball joints seem really common and mine fails every year on emissions.
i changed the whole arm, only swapped the drivers side as this is the one that failed, passenger side is fine, this was 3 years ago now and still not had to swap the passenger side.
N/S ball joint complete arm changed 2 years ago £100 fitted, Don't fancy doing it myself.
Bit annoying re emissions, booked it in for 10am took it on a 30 minute thrash before hand only for it to be sat at the garage for another 5 hours cooling down. Not sure whether this made a difference?
Bit annoying re emissions, booked it in for 10am took it on a 30 minute thrash before hand only for it to be sat at the garage for another 5 hours cooling down. Not sure whether this made a difference?
yeh it usually does make a difference, changing the arm was a pain but after lots of swearing it fell out (ball joint separating folk was too narrow, was bashing for ages, then as i sat there cussing it just dropped out by itself)
How do you get it through with the emissions issue
I always book the 8am slot and tell them I'll be waiting. That way it's still hot when they start. Not sure what else you can do.
find an mot chap who will put his car on the ramp and take the measurement sure tony will frown on this but they are out there.
sure tony will frown on this but they are out there.