Ball joint question
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Hi all. I need to replace the lower control arm ball joints on my 2012 J10. Do I need to replace the whole arm or can I press out the joints? Read conflicting views on this so far so I want to double check.
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Difficult to say unless someone has done it. Would Nissan sell the separate parts would be my question or is there after market parts? Plus its a safety related item. Vid below shows the work...think its Russian:
Mk2 Qashqai Facelift - J11b (2017–and onward)
1.6 Dig-T N-Connecta
1.6 Dig-T N-Connecta
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Yeah that's what's confusing me. They do sell the joints seperately but the Haynes manual I have state that the entire arm needs to be swapped out. Was hoping that someone on here might have come across it themselves at one point or another.
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Richiepunx, firstly welcome to the Forum. Just looking around there appears to be a whole variety of individual parts which can be used to replace worn parts. It makes no sense to fit “New” Parts such as Bushings into worn out / oversize holes. It therefore makes sense to double check / measure the hole sizes for wear then comes the problem of disassembly / assembly, you may we’ll need then a press to remove and refit bushings. In the end it is a decision to overhaul (min cost / longer stripdown time) or replace complete (higher cost / minimal time) or a Dealer Job - hope this helps Dave
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Just for reference :
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Thanks Dave. I'll check the conditions of the arms and probably just go with an entire replacement for peace of mind. I don't have access to a press so I don't want to waste too much time faffing around with the joint.
- calnorth
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Your'e dead right there and this is steering and suspension. No guarantee that aftermarket is safe in various ways.richiepunx wrote: ↑Fri Sep 18, 2020 11:07 am Thanks Dave. I'll check the conditions of the arms and probably just go with an entire replacement for peace of mind. I don't have access to a press so I don't want to waste too much time faffing around with the joint.
Mk2 Qashqai Facelift - J11b (2017–and onward)
1.6 Dig-T N-Connecta
1.6 Dig-T N-Connecta
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The ball joints can be pressed out and replaced but the arm has to come out for that to happen anyway. I think its more cost/time effective to just replace the whole arm anyway.