Just returned from trying to get my car 4 wheel alinment and found out the front wishbone on the nearside has snapped.Dont drive the car much as its my wifes daily,she said there was a knock from the front after some nasty potholes.
My question is,is it a difficult job and are these parts ready avalible.Its a 51 plate wagon.
I can use a set off spanners and not afraid to try most things. Is it a case of removal and fitting is the reversal or is there pitfalls i should know about before i start.

Cheers
Raymond.

 

no pretty easy job parts should be easy to get

 

Are you sure its the wishbone thats snapped? i dont think you`d be able to drive it if it had.

 

definatly snapped,small arm to the chasis,just spent the last hour welding a plate over it so i can move it around without it falling to bits.
Is the part the same on the classic or does it change with the bugeye as i dont want to buy the wrong parts and have the car off the road waiting for parts.

thanks for the replies.

Raymond

 

I changed the front arm on a punto the other week, the rear bush on it had perished so every time you pulled away, braked or went over a bump it was knocking. Not a hard job to do mate. You wheel need a ball joint splitter to get the hub off the ball joint.

 

Cheers mate
i have a well equiped garage as i run a MK 1 Cortina as a fun car so always messing around.But this is my wifes daily driver and she gets moody if i dont fix it quickly and new cars do worry me a little.

 

I would be more worried about pulling the cortina to bits.lol I do love the old fords, my mates mk1 cortina is on the front retro fords with my old sr20det engine it. I am sure you will be fine mate its only nuts and bolts bit of plus gas and your away.

 

if your doing the ball joint while your at the wishbone be extra carfull with the hub bolt - they like to go ping and its a real pain to drill out

iain

 

Ah ok i see what you mean, at least with that bit snapping it was still attatched to the car and strut .
Dont know if its the same part as the classic though.

Andy