Problems with replacement ball joints

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Jul 19, 2008 | 04:01 PM

JohnLZ7W

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Problems with replacement ball joints

I know TTreker ran into this one too. I got new ball joints from autohausaz, part #8N0407365B, and they don't fit between the forks on the mk1 arms. Also, not sure if it is normal or not, once I realized they didn't fit right I removed the one I had already installed and didn't need to use the ball joint spreader tool, it didn't seem to seat entirely. I torqued the ball joint nut as much as possible, I don't think I could have gotten it much tigher.

I guess I'm left with removing some material from the new ball joints to make them fit unless someone else has an alternate part # for them. Thanks!

Jul 19, 2008 | 06:06 PM

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Strange . . . I ordered the same part number . . .

but from 1stvwparts (when they were accepting Audi part numbers). Is this unique to the Mk1 arms? Or is it the ball joint that is manufactured outside normal tolerances?<ul><li><a href="http://public.fotki.com/martt/audi_tt/photos-1/balljoint/">http://public.fotki.com/martt/audi_tt/photos-1/balljoint/</a</li></ul>

Jul 19, 2008 | 08:00 PM

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I'm not sure where the difference is, mine were B parts from autohaus

genuinevwaudiparts.com still lists A parts so I just ordered two of those. Hopefully the B's will fit on the blue car sometime down the road.

Jul 19, 2008 | 08:34 PM

J. Patterson

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I got mine from Pure MotorSports. The were TRW. IIRC

Looked and fit identical to originals. I still have my originals. There was absolutely nothing wrong with them. I was just hunting that "TT Clunk". Same with the inner and outer tie rods. Changed those but nothing wrong with the old.

Now I've got a good used Dual Mass flywheel too, because I didn't want to risk it going bad later. If I keep this up , someday I'll have 2
TTs too. "One piece at a time. "

Jul 19, 2008 | 08:51 PM

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to stur the pot a little more, I have a set for mine that are "c"

bought form Futrell. If you need me to drop them by for comparison I can. I won't be installing any time to soon.

Jul 19, 2008 | 09:26 PM

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hey, just tested them on my mkI arms and....

They fit flush to the arm but they have to be all the way out to fit that way. No room to adjust inward. The backside of the ball is to large to slide in.

Funny thing is that I tested it in my 3rd mkI arm and they have about 3/4" of adjustment in on those with it still being flush to arm.?.?. The arms are same part both the 158 part number mkI's too.