Bottom ball joints

Shocks, springs, anything to do with the running gear

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Blue2
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Bottom ball joints

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I have just replaced my link arms and bottom ball joints today, I recently bought off E Bay for a mere £21 a SEALEY Peugeot 405 406 407 Ball Joint Socket Set SX0271and by golly am I glad I did, not sure I would have got them out without it. I would fully recommend it.I hope this will help some of you in the fuure. Next project will be the brake discs, pads and shoes.(after thought :- I think I've put this in the wrong place, sorry )
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A link would be good too :wink: This'll do ya: http://uk.ebid.net/for-sale/sealey-peug ... googlebase (look, it's not bluddy evilbay :cheesy: )
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inever knew they needed a tool to get them out :?
iguess this is another tool that will get used once,

ithink iwill stick with my lump hammer and chizel :supafrisk:
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Blue2 wrote:I have just replaced my link arms and bottom ball joints today, I recently bought off E Bay for a mere £21 a SEALEY Peugeot 405 406 407 Ball Joint Socket Set SX0271and by golly am I glad I did, not sure I would have got them out without it. I would fully recommend it.I hope this will help some of you in the fuure. Next project will be the brake discs, pads and shoes.(after thought :- I think I've put this in the wrong place, sorry )

I don't know where they get 407 from, the 407 ball joints are a completely different fit to the 405/406.
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jasper5 wrote:
Blue2 wrote:I have just replaced my link arms and bottom ball joints today, I recently bought off E Bay for a mere £21 a SEALEY Peugeot 405 406 407 Ball Joint Socket Set SX0271and by golly am I glad I did, not sure I would have got them out without it. I would fully recommend it.I hope this will help some of you in the fuure. Next project will be the brake discs, pads and shoes.(after thought :- I think I've put this in the wrong place, sorry )

I don't know where they get 407 from, the 407 ball joints are a completely different fit to the 405/406.
Maybe they mean the TOP balljoint Jasper??there different to the bottom ones i think


2004 Iron Grey 407se 136bhp......Written Off
2006 Moonstone blue 407 se 136 bhp.....Written off
2006 silver 407 SW..........replacement
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Yes Trem, you are correct, it is for the TOP ball joint, the top ball joint has 4 holes to fit the socket in (just had a look at mine).

I should have looked first :oops:

The bottom ball joint just knocks off with a chisel once you undo the 3 bolts holding the ball joint case to the bottom arm.
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jasper5 wrote:Yes Trem, you are correct, it is for the TOP ball joint, the top ball joint has 4 holes to fit the socket in (just had a look at mine).

I should have looked first :oops:

The bottom ball joint just knocks off with a chisel once you undo the 3 bolts holding the ball joint case to the bottom arm.
mine just fell off in bits when i undid the three torx :oops:


2004 Iron Grey 407se 136bhp......Written Off
2006 Moonstone blue 407 se 136 bhp.....Written off
2006 silver 407 SW..........replacement
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