Worst Ball Joint I Have Ever Replaced! Supercharged Range Rover Failed MOT on Front Ball Joint

My wifes 2007 Supercharged L322 Range Rover failed its MOT (inspection) on 3 things, one of them was a front ball joint. Shouldn't be that difficult to replace right? Worst ball join I have ever replaced!
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[@FunWithCars716]

Hello Adam and LWAC fans🎉 👋

[@alexandrecouture2462]

8:35 Did I spot a nice XJ40? :)

[@LivingWithAClassic]

It’s an XJ40 but not such a nice one. Pretty worn out Daimler

[@parrotraiser6541]

A triumph of percussive maintenance! The flanges on that balljoint are going to be loaded primarily in compression, so they don't actually have to be very thick, but at a first glance they don't look up to a Range Rover standard. :-)*

[@jeffharrison5265]

Wow, you know it's a tough job when tools get broken. Great job.

[@johndavey72]

Well done Adam. And a friend in need is a friend indeed !

[@jagvette1]

I'm sorry I don't think we can accept second rate lighting in your videos' 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣, Ball joints should be renamed balls up joints

[@kd23se4]

Ray Rainman had a similar Ball Joint on a Ford 1500 van (similar difficult as yours)

[@lukemallory7832]

Interesting about the flooding issue on the V8. Was half-thinking of getting an XK8 4.2, so probably good to know!

[@michelswerissen6544]

Video approved, click.

[@johnbutler3141]

Use your trolley jack to take the weight of the bottom ball joint. You are fighting against the spring.

[@LivingWithAClassic]

Made no difference and no we’re not fighting against anything. The air suspension was filled let out and not doing anything. No springs on these cars

[@herbie1509]

I just did that job two hours ago on my 2004 TD6…. I had no problems at all 😊👍

[@herbie1509]

now i go to replace the other side…. „fingers crossed“… 😜😊

[@herbie1509]

done….😊👍👍

[@MM_in_Havasu]

Yep, generous application of massage with a BFH(big f'n' hammer)🔨⚒will generally pop front end parts apart. Glad your buddy came by and gave you a hand with it.
Thanks Adam!

[@twentyrothmans7308]

I have one of those forks in my toolbox, and I say "fork" when I've had to use it.
Good to have Don to help you out, that's what friends are for.

[@brummiesteve590]

Cast parts always snap, I know I have had a lot of them. Buy better, last longer.
Plus high mileage cars tend to use a mish mash of spare parts.
Next time try bottle jack under tread, is does help in separation.

[@LivingWithAClassic]

We tried a jack before and it didn’t help. I had a large puller on it also. It was really stuck in place

[@bladerunner6282]

i've found my torx (and hex-head for that matter) socket set to worth its weight in gold.

[@LivingWithAClassic]

It was up in the workshop and I was a bit too lazy to get it haha

[@jabirucru6970]

When everything else fails hit it with a BIG hammer!

[@alfonsomorales2399]

Next time don't take the nut all the way off, just in case it pops off and hurts you. You should have used a ball joint puller and used an impact gun. They usually are in there pretty tight.