FFS MANNN fu**ing b**tard

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iamlegend

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it snowed heavy AGAIN lastnight fucking sick to death of this shitty snow like went to my mams work and on the way i went round this corner and lost control luckly i wasnt going fast was only going 15-20mph but smacked hard into a curb:mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad:
well my wheel is poking well out so looks like i am going have to get the tracking redone when i have just had a full geo setup and it aint cheap:mad:
took the wheel of and no sign of damage i hope!!

well this is what my wheel looks like when the wheels are supposed to be straight, i really thought my wheel would of been fooked or so much more damage done but by the looks of it theres not
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i hope it is just the tracking, what do you think?
 
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iamlegend said:
it snowed heavy AGAIN lastnight fucking sick to death of this shitty snow like went to my mams work and on the way i went round this corner and lost control luckly i wasnt going fast was only going 15-20mph but smacked hard into a curb:mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad:
well my wheel is poking well out so looks like i am going have to get the tracking redone when i have just had a full geo setup and it aint cheap:mad:
took the wheel of and no sign of damage i hope!!

well this is what my wheel looks like when the wheels are supposed to be straight, i really thought my wheel would of been fooked or so much more damage done but by the looks of it theres not
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i hope it is just the tracking, what do you think?
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Somethings bent there mate. i would remove the wheel and check wishbone/ball joint/hub/shock

then get your tracking done.
 
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iamlegend said:
hmmm right i have checked all of the following and nothing looks damaged, nothings bent :confused:
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your gonna have to change item by item then if you cant see nothing.

or be cheaper to buy the whole stuff .eg wishbone,hub,leg,tie rod,etc
 
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iamlegend said:
hmmm right i have checked all of the following and nothing looks damaged, nothings bent :confused:
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The lower arm has likely bent at the rear bush pin, you may have to remove the arm from the car to identify the damage. Personally, I'd replace the lower arm and ball joint and go from there.
 
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Texx said:
The lower arm has likely bent at the rear bush pin, you may have to remove the arm from the car to identify the damage. Personally, I'd replace the lower arm and ball joint and go from there.
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how much will all this cost and is this a awful job to do???
 
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iamlegend said:
how much will all this cost and is this a awful job to do???
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You'd be looking at about £80 for a new arm and joint from Dave Burwash, or you could try and source an arm and joint second hand. You could get away with reusing your current ball joint, but if the lower arm is bent, the force that has caused the damage would have been transferred through the ball joint, so I would personally replace it for peace of mind.

You should be able to get the arm off in about 10-15 minutes as long as nothing has seized, so I would have a good look at it first before you go spending money on any replacement parts.
 
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Hard luck on curbing your wheel same thing happened to someone close to me a few months back and he payed a harse price for it....

What I would say to you is,,is to try and calm it down whats happened has happened now and its best to be level headed and just deal with it....(easier said then done I know).

Have a good look around and check all thats mentioned might seem like its one thing after another with these cars but it could always be worse.....
 
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You'd be looking at about £80 for a new arm and joint from Dave Burwash, or you could try and source an arm and joint second hand. You could get away with reusing your current ball joint, but if the lower arm is bent, the force that has caused the damage would have been transferred through the ball joint, so I would personally replace it for peace of mind.

You should be able to get the arm off in about 10-15 minutes as long as nothing has seized, so I would have a good look at it first before you go spending money on any replacement parts.
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do you have any links for these items so i would kno what to get if it does come to this? is there any thing else i would have to change or would that be it?
 
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iamlegend said:
do you have any links for these items so i would kno what to get if it does come to this?
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Heres a link to the arm:

http://www.tm-developments.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=31_32_15&products_id=254&zenid=mb853f93bsvm25skl6dtctfca1

It looks like Dave may of removed the ball joints from his site, it's probably best to PM him or another trader and ask.


iamlegend said:
is there any thing else i would have to change or would that be it?
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It's difficult to say mate. Looking at your photo (the angle of the picture isn't great) it looks as though the wheel has positive toe and camber which would indicate the lower arm is bent at the back, if that's all thats damaged then only the arm will need replacing.
 
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It could just be my wonky eyes or again the angle of the photo, but that track rod doesn't appear to be true to the track rod end.

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scot-ish

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was my first thought, track rod looks to kink a little in the middle, seems to kink to the left. altho it might be the pick??
 
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