General front suspension arm

[cala]

Hi all, does anybody know if its possible to change the lower ball joint (cone type,connects to control arm with pinch bolt )on the wishbone,,instead of replacing the whole wishbone arm,which lots will know is a right pain,removing bumper etc thanks for looking

 

[Panda IIs]

Hi all, does anybody know if its possible to change the lower ball joint (cone type,connects to control arm with pinch bolt )on the wishbone,,instead of replacing the whole wishbone arm,which lots will know is a right pain,removing bumper etc thanks for looking

I think no (it's not possible) and even if you could you would likely be having to take the wishbone off next (MOT) year to replace the rubber bushes, doing it all in one go is probably quicker in the long run. I do think I have seen something suggesting you don't have to fully remove the bumper crash bar (behind the bumper) - just loosen the bolts which in turn suggests you might be able to do this without fully removing the bumper. My perspective (having taken the bumper off a couple of times now) is that it really doesn't consume that much extra time for the ease of access gained.