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just a wee post here regarding the skunk2 balljoints on the front camber
kits.
had the kit on my ek4 for approx 2.5 years,started to get a "sqeeking" noise
when taking off at lights and when you turned steering wheel very slowly
(
took me ages to find the cause but in the end i found it to be the balljoints
in the camber kit,skunk2 make replacements for the kit so ordered two new
joints.
fitted them and after a year the dreaded sqeek came back! now i wasnt gonna fork out for new ones so stripped the rubber boot back on the joint
and packed it out with grease to stop the noise.
this worked for a short time but because the grease cant be applied to the
top area of the "ball" its just a matter of time before noise starts.
after thinking how i could get grease around top area i came up with this...
i just drilled a hole in the top of balljoint,tapped hole for thread and added
a "grease nipple" .
now i can pump grease into top of balljoint with a grease gun,then when the grease drys out just jack up car and pump some new grease in
just thought i would share the info as its quite annoying to find the noise when the balljoints on this kit dry up
kits.
had the kit on my ek4 for approx 2.5 years,started to get a "sqeeking" noise
when taking off at lights and when you turned steering wheel very slowly
(took me ages to find the cause but in the end i found it to be the balljoints
in the camber kit,skunk2 make replacements for the kit so ordered two new
joints.
fitted them and after a year the dreaded sqeek came back! now i wasnt gonna fork out for new ones so stripped the rubber boot back on the joint
and packed it out with grease to stop the noise.
this worked for a short time but because the grease cant be applied to the
top area of the "ball" its just a matter of time before noise starts.
after thinking how i could get grease around top area i came up with this...
i just drilled a hole in the top of balljoint,tapped hole for thread and added
a "grease nipple" .
now i can pump grease into top of balljoint with a grease gun,then when the grease drys out just jack up car and pump some new grease in
just thought i would share the info as its quite annoying to find the noise when the balljoints on this kit dry up