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Brynjaminjones

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XJ Drag Link End replacement
« on: October 21, 2012, 12:56:19 AM »
Lets see if you guys can help me :003:

The steering on the XJ has been lightly knocking during some turns for a while now.
I finally just had a proper look at the MOT advisories, and one of them is that the "Drop arm bottom ball joint" is worn. Am I right in thinking that is the same thing as the drag-link end??

If so, might it be likely that that's what's causing my steering knock? May it also create play in the steering?

Finally, how hard/expensive/urgent would that be to fix?

Cheers! :greggmo:
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Re: XJ Drag Link End replacement
« Reply #1 on: October 21, 2012, 11:37:20 AM »
Yes that could cause the knock
there simple to change but can be a pain to get out of the tapper socket in the knuckle 
you need to count how many times you turn it to unscrew it and screw new one in the same number of times to keep the steering strait

the joints are about 15

Get the mot place to clarify what they mean
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Re: XJ Drag Link End replacement
« Reply #2 on: October 21, 2012, 05:19:02 PM »
Brilliant, thank you! :003:

I'll ask my mechanic about it when I'm next home. :greggmo:
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Re: XJ Drag Link End replacement
« Reply #3 on: October 21, 2012, 05:58:05 PM »
Quote from: Brynjaminjones on October 21, 2012, 05:19:02 PM
Brilliant, thank you! :003:

I'll ask my mechanic about it when I'm next home. :greggmo:

You call your dad your mechanic  :017:

Pfff.....teenagers these days  :icon_rolleyes:
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Re: XJ Drag Link End replacement
« Reply #4 on: October 21, 2012, 06:21:20 PM »
 :hysterical: :hysterical: :hysterical:
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Re: XJ Drag Link End replacement
« Reply #5 on: October 21, 2012, 08:02:29 PM »
Quote from: Dutch on October 21, 2012, 05:58:05 PM
You call your dad your mechanic  :017:

Pfff.....teenagers these days  :icon_rolleyes:

 :hysterical: Definitely not!! My dad doesn't have the slightest clue when it comes to anything vaguely technical - I take the XJ directly to an actual mechanic (and I pay for it!)!! :003:
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