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Passat B5 Ball Joint nct fail

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  • 22-06-2014 10:29am
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    jharr100
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    I have a 2003 Passat B5 1.9 TDI AWX 130
    Just failed NCT this morning on "Front suspension (46) Ball Joints , Worn , Offside front and Nearside front.. fail refusal.."

    Do I need to replace the whole control arm or can the Ball joints be bought separately?

    Whats the best VW parts shop online? I used Micks Garage and GSF before.

    Thanks


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    Chimaera
    Registered Users Posts: 1,652 ✭✭✭Chimaera


    jharr100 wrote: »
    I have a 2003 Passat B5 1.9 TDI AWX 130
    Just failed NCT this morning on "Front suspension (46) Ball Joints , Worn , Offside front and Nearside front.. fail refusal.."

    Do I need to replace the whole control arm or can the Ball joints be bought separately?

    Whats the best VW parts shop online? I used Micks Garage and GSF before.

    Thanks

    The ball joint is integral to the control arm so you need to replace the whole arm. It's probably worth doing the whole lot now if 2 or 3 are showing that much wear.

    Be sure to get Lemforder or Febi if you want them to last. Your local motor factors might be more reasonable than you'd think too.

    I got the full Febi kit for my car for €400 from a local place in Limerick a few years ago.


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    Chimaera
    Registered Users Posts: 1,652 ✭✭✭Chimaera


    Also, just in case you're not aware, there are 4 control arms on each side, each one having a balljoint on it. You may have to get in there and poke around to see which ones are gone if you're not going to replace the whole set.


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