Track Rod End Ball Joint Has Excessive Play Cost

Today i was inspecting the track end ball joint after removing the offside wheel the problem is i am not sure whether it need replacing as i could not feel any play at all.

Track rod end ball joint has excessive play cost. The garage said the offside track rod end ball joint has excessive play. Offiside is always the side furthest from the curb meaning drivers side near side is curb side passenger side by the looks of that you are defo attacking it right. The spanner does go on the track rod and the other spanner does go on the ball joint. Remove the front wheels.

My clio mk2 2000 has failed mot for track rod end ball joint has excessive play offside poss tie rod also 2 2 b 1f so i decided to sort it out myself. Secondly front brakes only just met the front brake imbalance requirements. I have my mot coming up soon and last year i had a few advisory s i just wanted to know are these easy fixes and what the costs could be for them to be sorted. Mot track rod end ball joint excessive play actually the screws and the hub have both reacted with atmosphere s oxygen regarding the drilling out assuming they are m8 and since m8 pitch is 1 25 you should use a 6 75 bit.

Make sure that the handbrake is on firmly and put chocks behind the rear wheels. I paid for this to be fixed including electronic wheel alignment for 90. As you will need to work under the front of the car jack up that end and support it on axle stands placed under chassis members. It would appear the braking system requires adjustment or repair.

Right firstly the front nearside and offside track rod end ball joints have slight play.