Go to what used to be called a 'Motorfactor' (back in the day) - they'll know exactly what you want. I guess even halfords might do at a pinch although you'll probably get a spotty kid that wants to sell you a bangin car hifi.
Balljoint rubber cracked
- Thread starter jaak
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Go to what used to be called a 'Motorfactor' (back in the day) - they'll know exactly what you want. I guess even halfords might do at a pinch although you'll probably get a spotty kid that wants to sell you a bangin car hifi.
garvey2003
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Will do, once I know what one fits I will post it up here for anyone else who needs one
Well done, I have tried before but the places I went only sell the complete balljoints not the rubbers and I could not seem to match anything up.
Ebay have a likely supply but I don't have the dimensions so don't know what one to opt for, cheap enough at £11 for 4. Anyone know the actual size of the BMNW one, difficult to judge when assembled.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/4-X-SLIDE...R-GREASE-DUST-COVERS-/170979006615#vi-content
garvey2003
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Looking around, looks like lots of cheap deals for ones just need to know the measurements, top hole, bottom hole and height
Anyone have one of the bike at the moment?
Anyone have one of the bike at the moment?
Welshman
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garvey2003
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Cracking 
Welshman
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Cracking
It has the generic name of BJ3 and inside top is 15mm height is 22mm inside bottom is approx 32mm, it is single convolution not 2 like original, I cut the top to fit the original steel insert "tightly" and pack the ball joint full of grease / assembly paste, I cable tie the bottom in position, I dont glue the top as I want more rotation as it has only one convolution.
Not a perfect solution but in my sandy dusty conditions MUCH better than grit and sand in there
So this should be the one? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/4-X-SLIDE...arts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item27cee80c9b
Dave.
Dave.
justabof
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Looking at the table of sizes on the ebay listing, would the 'medium' be a better fit than the 'medium large top hole?'
Johnwhit
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I now have the gaiter as suggested from eBay for the ball joint.
Does anyone have an exploded diagram of the ball joint or info on it before I strip it out. Is it a tapered bearing or a sleeve affair? I see it has an Allen bolt and not sure what's it for from my manual. Just need to understand before striping it out and any info would be greatly appreciated
Cheers John
Does anyone have an exploded diagram of the ball joint or info on it before I strip it out. Is it a tapered bearing or a sleeve affair? I see it has an Allen bolt and not sure what's it for from my manual. Just need to understand before striping it out and any info would be greatly appreciated
Cheers John
ChrisH Kerry
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Welshman
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Its just a balll joint, the allen is to stop it rotating while you tighten the nut, you may need some heat as it is supposed to have loctite on it.
Johnwhit
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cheers for the help guys, I think I have enough info to start swinging spanners.
Main thing I wanted to check is that its not a standard taper bearing inside the joint and it falls apart with ballbearings making a bid for freedom when stripped.
ride safe
John
Main thing I wanted to check is that its not a standard taper bearing inside the joint and it falls apart with ballbearings making a bid for freedom when stripped.
ride safe
John
Welshman
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I've just discovered that my rubber boot is in 2 peices (ball joint seems fine) so just as well I checked! Had a look at the youtube link with seems fairly straight forward but a quick question, what's the torque settling for tighening this nut?
As tight as you can get with the right size ring spanner.I've just discovered that my rubber boot is in 2 peices (ball joint seems fine) so just as well I checked! Had a look at the youtube link with seems fairly straight forward but a quick question, what's the torque settling for tighening this nut?
