Wondering if someone can help. Enjoying the challenge but maybe more than i can do........
Just put mini in for MOT and failed on broken knuckle joint into Rad arm on off side of car..
Basically you have the rubber that connects to metal cone that then has knuckle joint on the end with ball that goes into rad arm (this is on O/S of car)
Where the ball joins the knuckle the ball has sheared off (and is still in the rad arm).
Wondering if there is any way of......
1. Removing the metal cone and rubber when dropped rad arm and suspension if i cant get rubber off metal cone in situ (tried), almost pulls out but need to move the cone and rummer about 3 - 5 mm more towards rad arm to get past metal disc attached to subframe.
2. Removing the reminants of knuckle joint in rad arm (ball) without having to remove / replace the rad arm as heard this can be a nightmare if the bolts holding the rad bracket shear... and i don't really want to give myself a BIG job.
Any hints and tips appreciated, don't have a lot of specialised tools but maybe able to use local garage lifty uppy thing for better access / working height and maybe some of their tools if i ask nicely.
I have a pair of adjusta rides to put in if i need to destroy metal cone to get it out.... Can also photo at weekend and post if want to see extent of knuckle in rad arm and on end of metal cone.
Ohhh tried to get knuckle out of metal cone and stuck fast, have torch if needs heating to loosen up (but not tried yet). have also sprayed with WD40.
Many thanks in advance