pwnmastap

i was told its fairly easy to bend your control arm repairing the ball joint since you have to use a press. thats the only worry ive had on repairing them. and apologies for abandoning the thread.

xschop

The early steel arms have a different sway bar attachment type, but I think they can be modded. The steel arms are FLEXY tho. Get the sheetmetal & welder out.

pnbell

Bend your Control Arm? Press? You just use a C-Clamp...

These instructions are great!

http://www.p44online.com/cgi-bin/for...num=1239113589

As i said, it's very Inexpensive and Easy! The hardest Part is: Getting the original C-Clip out.. I found you can just jam a Flat Head Screw Driver under it, and twist until it pops out!

pwnmastap

thank for the advice guys, just purchased a set or ball joint repair kits from deutschepartsusa. i saw mixed reviews but am hoping for the best. i will definitely use those instructions.

ron.eddy

I agree, the ONLY hard part is in removing the original c-clip. I used the dremel to drill a small hole behind the c clip right into the aluminum and then was able to get a small but sturdy screwdriver behind it and pry that clip out. Once that's done it's an easy easy job. Mix the epoxy really well and don't over pressurize it with the grease gun and you will be good to go!

pwnmastap

thank you, everything came out well. lets see how well they last for. knock on wood xD

944_S_TYPE

+1

Keep us posted on how the deutschepartsusa parts hold up.

pwnmastap

i got the new ball joint in but am having issues. for some reason the clip fell out and am having trouble getting the ball joint to stay together in the control arm after i remove the pressure. is it possible that driving it with the bad ball joint. could possibly stretch or warp the inside of the control arm?

john durdin

WHERE CAN WE GET THE BALLJOINT REBUILD KIT THAT HAS BRASS UPPER AND LOWER CUPS ? I CAN ONLY FIND THE PLASTIC ONES, AND THE UPPER CUP BRASS WITH PLASTIC LOWER CUPS , I WOULD LIKE ALL BRASS . JOHN

Olli Snellman

I like this kit. No plastic parts, proper dust boots & hardware. Includes also a balljoint's saft seal, most kit does not have.
Even improved version is on it's way.

Travis - sflraver

The lower cup sees almost no wear. This is evident to anyone who has ever taken an OEM joint apart. The original plastic lower cups, even with 200k+ miles, still have the grease grooves in them.

The "shaft seal" is actually a plastic sleeve to keep the boot from compressing, FYI. All of the Rennbay kits have been updated as of 6 months ago with OEM type rubber boots that include both retaining rings as well as the plastic sleeves.

catamax944

Where can i find just the rubber boots ? I already have a rennbay kit fitted and it's still good but i used the old oem boots when i fited it instead of the poly boots ,now those boots are in pieces and i cant find the poly ones so i need new rubber boots preferably new oem.

Olli Snellman

You can use VW Golf I boots which can be found the nearest automotive parts store in Rome

catamax944

Thanks Olli !!!
Btw: Where did you get your kit ,looks great ,next time around i would like to try it out ?

Travis - sflraver

Just shoot us over an email. I would be happy to send you out replacements.

Again Olli, I have to correct you. The VW golf boots do not fit for the same reason you can't just take the boots off of an early 944 ball joint and use it on a late aluminum arm. Though the pin diameter is the same, the lower portion of the boot is quite a bit larger on the aluminum arms. You can stretch a VW boot over it but they end up splitting rather quickly starting at that lower edge.