cortina mk1

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.

scoobybaz64

no pretty easy job parts should be easy to get

Flib

iTrader: (2)

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

cortina mk1

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

shane_evans

iTrader: (1)

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.

cortina mk1

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.

shane_evans

iTrader: (1)

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.

Iain250

iTrader: (1)

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

Flib

iTrader: (2)

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