Ball joint dust cover

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davbat
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Ball joint dust cover

#1 Post by davbat »

Hi All,
Whilst giving my Dolly some cavity wax protection for the winter, I noticed the near side top ball joint has a split in the rubber which will be an MOT fail.

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I see on Ebay you can buy replacement split dust covers and glue them closed, thus avoiding the need to remove any nuts... Are these any good?

I think I would prefer to replace the dust cover as a whole unit, therefore can anyone tell me where I can source some covers of the correct size/type? Or failing that, tell me what the top & bottom hole diameter should be?

Thanks in advance,

Dave
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Re: Ball joint dust cover

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Knowing what happened when I once tried split CV joint boot and ended up with more of me stuck together than the boot, I'd pay the extra for a new nyloc nut and get the ball joint splitter out...
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#3 Post by Carledo »

Ball joint dust covers are available from club spares.

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Re: Ball joint dust cover

#4 Post by davbat »

Thanks guys for the replies, I'll get some from the club... :)

Cheers Dave
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