Ford Mondeo Mk5, Knackered Front Ball Joint
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 17 พ.ค. 2024
- Ford Mondeo Mk5, Knackered Front Ball Joint.
The first ford mondeo mk5 front lower ball joint to fail through wear and tear.... 2015 mk5 mondeo with 137k miles on the clock - ยานยนต์และพาหนะ
Keep up the good work Alan.
Cheers
Another great video Alan ✅ They do make me laugh as well as being informative 👍🏻 Cheers Stevie 🤣
Brilliant vid 👍
Using chrome sockets on that beast of an impact gun? Tut tut tut😃
Great video as always 👍🏻
Great video very informative 👍
You make it look so easy, I have to do 2 front control arms on my MK4, looks like a pain in the hole of a job. Good tip with removing the outer CV for more room though, my worry is a brand new arm will be too stiff to pull down and locate the ball joint.
Great videos just need to get another mondeo
Just changed the auxiliary belt, idle pulley and tensioner on my mk4 petrol. The service interval for these belts is a whopping 125,000 miles or 10 years. The tensioner had a little play in it. Not a bad job to do tbh dodging the showers...😊.
Mine didn’t work 3mm to short? Is there different arms?
Hi Alan please help, driver side front wheel has a play when you wiggle it 12 and 6. But when it is jacked up, it goes away. What could be the problem?
Where are you based? I need some work done. Thanks
Again I'm your first viewer your videos are the best keep it up 😃😃
lol
Lovely jubbly
Hi Alan I've watching quite a lot of videos, good job honest man, I've the same issue, I've got MK5 petrol are the whishbone same on all Mondeo mk5
yes the suspension is the same, cheers monjur
How much on average would a local garage charge for that?
Keep up the good work Alan great videos. I have a Diesel 1.8 Ford Smax 2008 do you know what the outer tie rod end torque setting are don’t want to over tighten.
not totally sure but around 25 lb feet or 30 nm
Alan Howatt
Nice one thanks
Taxi driver be like I never drive up kurbs 😂🤣
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Another fantastic video Alan could I ask a question would it be the same procedure for a 2 L automatic please or would I have to do something different many thanks
hi skywalker, i am sure it is the same procedure
Thanks for that Alan I did the passenger side yesterday and that was a complete pain to do,everything was seized i’m trying to get the bush on there the anti-roll bar was alright drama but I was doing it on the side of the road. Well I’m going to attempt the driver side at the weekend so hopefully that will go a bit better.
Cheers and all the best
@@skywalker070369 lol, it is easier with the inner wheel arch liner removed and yes the bolts are very tight..a good air or battery gun makes life easier, cheers
great video,did you notice that the replacement arm the balljoint rubber was split???(just saying) but keep up the good work and let us know if it passed(you should show more about that)
hi, it was the freeing oil on the boot that made it look split, i did check to be sure and it is ok, but thanks
ian windley you can clearly see it’s split👌 I spotted it as well
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Interesting video, I know nothing about Fords, but those big bolts looked like they had thread lock on originally. On assembly you used oil, is this correct? Also was that shiny socket suitable for an impact gun?
Radfordperson yes they probably had thread lock on. But they will be reyt without it.
All sockets can be impact sockets if you believe in them 😂😂
hi, need freeing oil or those threads can be damaged..they can be tight to bolt back up with fords generous supply of locktite but when tight they won't be ever coming loose
Did you have any issues with the steering rack on the MK4 or MK5? I own a MK4 2L diesel estate and in Romania i heard a lot of issues on these MK4s regarding knocks in the steering rack. I would be curious about whether a rebuild rack would be good enough. What do you think?
Thanks
hi, never had any mk4 rack issues, only power steering reservoirs getting clogged..... did have lots of rack issues on the mk3 mondeo
Is there a tab washer, spring washer or split pin, to stop the big nut on end of drive shaft come loose?
hi, no just a nylon insert at the end of the nut thread
The trash can made a comeback, I'm so happy!!!
Alan , in your experience on the mk4 mondeo 1.8 tdci 58 plate 97k. Is the fault ‘ P0490 Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR) "A" Control Circuit High’ an easy fix ? Cheers 🍻
Mark
Hi... yes you can replace the egr valve but it is not cheap.
Or if you unplug the multi plug from the egr valve and tape it up so dampness does not get into the terminals just drive the car with the egr disconnected... it will drive fine and the eml lamp will stay off
Alan Howatt Thanks for the reply mate , I was having to reset the eml through a diagnostics device everyday. I’ll give it a go, cheers bud 🍻looked at the prices of the valve , ooh sheesh , see what u mean about the prices. Thanks 🙏
Alan Howatt hi Alan, sorry to bother you again, even with the multi plug taped up, the eml still comes on. Any ideas?🍻
Mark
Hi. If it is the same code relating to egr control circuit that is the electrical part of the egr. With the plug disconnected the light should not come on so I suspect the problem is elsewhere... are there other codes in the ecu
Alan Howatt hi al, when it disconnected it states p0409 low voltage circuit or something like that. So it seems both relate to the electronic side of the egr. Hmm that could be any where I expect. Or could that be related to a bad earth somewhere perhaps, cheers ?
bloody hell i am worn out after watching this video :-)
lol
Love your videos alan but can you please say the mileage in kilometers as well? 😄 for the rest of the world that is lookin at this lol.
See yah!
easy for you to convert yourself :-)
Do you need to use thread lock?
no you don't
Hi Alan. Thank you. Is WD-40 a "freeing oil"?
yes it is
My 2013 Fusion hasn't quite hit the 20K mile mark...yet. Here's hoping that with Florida's reasonably flat, reasonably smooth roads, that I won't have to replace a ball joint in my lifetime.
I am guessing all those ridiculously large plastic panels underneath the car are what make these cars so quiet. Until I hit 60-65 mph on most roadways this car almost sounds like it has an electric motor under the bonnet.
Alan are you sponsored by WD40? Why no overalls?
lol, no, i just like to know the threads are lubricated so i run less risk of damaging the threads....i don't like boiler suits
Curious that you didn't use the word bin or skip.
lol, trash can sounds better
@@alan4x As a non native English speaker those words caught my attention mainly used by ex top gear crew. Just wondered if they are used throughout the country.
yes common words here
Just asking, why didn't you use any torque wrench when Ford has a torque spec for each screws.
Good question
i don't have the time or patience to torque bolts up ...i know they will be tight enough through experience with the exception of cylinder head bolts,,,big end bearing cap bolts etc i would use a torque wrench
Did i see you do that 21mm bolt up with a chrome socket, that's a no no, they can shatter, very dangerous.
I trust my sockets
I trust my chrome sockets and after 40 years never had one shatter
Looked like boot was split, that's a mot fail.
Can't get that biggest bolt out, gets half way and locks up, scared to used anymore force in fear of snapping it
spray a load of wd40 freeing oil over the threads and let it sink in for a few hours, then work the bolt back and forward..it should come out
You do realise the RUBBER was split on the replacement you fitted, that's an m.o.t failure mate 😱😱😱
your the second person to say that......i can assure you it is not split...the wet freeing oil around the boot made it look split