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Lewis Site Admin
Joined: 25 May 2006 Posts: 16299 Location: Huddersfield
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Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2007 14:22 Post subject: Lower Wishbone & Ball Joint - members input wanted |
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Having, like many others on here, found it necessary to replace a Front Lower Wishbone Bush I also found I needed to replace the ball joint as the rubber was split.
So I ordered one from Milners OEM part No: MB831038, Milners part No: 000750. It duly arrived yesterday (Wednesday) the day after it was posted and thats when I discovered a problem. See what you think!
Here are comparison pictures of the original, on the left, and the Milner replacement item:-
The only visible difference is the addition of a grease nipple to the Milner one.
Unfortunately that item prevents the ball joint from relocating back into the wishbone:-
Compared with the original:-
As you can see the grease nipple position is well inside the area covered by the wishbone shroud over the ball joint:-[/b]
I e-mailed Milners for some advice with copies of the photo's above. However in the meantime I decided to drill a hole in the wishbone to allow the grease nipple to poke through and got on with the job of getting things re-installed on the Deli:-
I found it needed regreasing quite quickly, plus the hole needed clearing out first as it got full of mud within minutes of going down the farm track. Even a large dollop of thick grease didn't work!
I got the following E-Mail back from Milners, this morning:-
"Hi
Thanks for your email, we can see from the pictures what you are talking about but all original Mitsubishi ball joints (lower) would have had a grease nipple anyway. We don't really know what to suggest as we have sold 400 of these units this year with no problems.
It may be a case of fitting the ball joint (without the nipple) then putting the nipple back on?
Thanks
Dave / Carl"
Well to me its obvious that as the left hand item in the top two pictures is an original item and doesn't have a Grease Nipple then one was not fitted to all Deli's.
Fitting the ball joint without the nipple would require blocking the hole up to stop the grease coming out. Yes! I know a grub screw would work, but it would still entail taking the wishbone apart from the ball joint to put the nipple back in to fill it if it was needed, though unlikely.
As mine is a late 1994 model I am wondering if Mitsi changed their design, to incorporate a pre-packed maintenance free ball joint.
However 400 units sold is a lot, so surely someone must have had a similar problem, unless these were for Pajeros, or Shoguns, which may have a different design.
Now this is where you all come in!
Could those of you that are fit enough please take a look under your Deli's and see if you have grease nipples fitted or not, and let me know along with your model version and year of manufacture. There are almost 4,000 members on here so we should be able to get some sort of feedback.
If anyone has grease nipples fitted could you please put a photo, one or two would be enough, so I can see the difference to the wishbone.
Please Pretty Please :D _________________
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TyrantinTruro
Joined: 13 Feb 2005 Posts: 529 Location: Truro Cornwall
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Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2007 20:48 Post subject: |
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94 L400 nope not on mine _________________ If you don't push the boundaries you will never know where they are |
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mythatsabigun
Joined: 22 Dec 2004 Posts: 922 Location: South...West...(very)
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Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2007 21:40 Post subject: |
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Certainly didn't spot it on mine when I did the wishbone bush....I'll check when I do the other one over the next couple of days..... 94, L400
(p.s. - you supposed to swap 'em when the rubber splits and lets the grease out ?? they didn't spot THAT on the f MOT!!!) _________________ Deli finally sold - don't ask :-(.......Me signing off, thanks for being such a brilliant forum, keep 'em going - May be back if I can start earning decent dollar again - take care y'all ;-) |
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scattman Guest
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Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2007 23:00 Post subject: |
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Will check mine tommorow--don't recall seing one off hand but can't be sure till i check
I think you can still get longer nipples mate,that way you can get to twiddle with it easier
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scattman Guest
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Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2007 23:18 Post subject: |
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Just found this one on the auction site by a different company and the grease nipple is with the kit (fits ALL 2.8 delicas )so they say --can't wait to check mine now--you don't half come up with em Lewis
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Dave Lifetime member
Joined: 28 Nov 2004 Posts: 555 Location: Stoke on Trent
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Posted: Fri Sep 07, 2007 8:39 Post subject: |
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Strange, I put some on my Deli and Shoggi last year from a local supplier (A to Z Motor Parts) and neither had grease nipples on. I did the Shoggi first and then specified '96 Shogun joints for the Deli as having seen one set I knew they were the same. |
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Lewis Site Admin
Joined: 25 May 2006 Posts: 16299 Location: Huddersfield
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Posted: Fri Sep 07, 2007 8:53 Post subject: |
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scattman wrote: |
Just found this one on the auction site by a different company and the grease nipple is with the kit (fits ALL 2.8 delicas )so they say --can't wait to check mine now--you don't half come up with em Lewis. SCATT |
Ta!
Thats what mine came like, but without the separate metal ring, though there was one fastened around the top of the boot. The nipple had to be screwed into the pre-drilled and tapped hole. _________________
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Dave Lifetime member
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Posted: Fri Sep 07, 2007 9:11 Post subject: |
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Hi Lewis.
Looking at your pics, and Milner's claims that all new ball joints have the nipples fitted makes me think that someone was having a bad day when they drilled the hole in yours in the wrong place, as it's quite feasible for them to fit in the area outside the 'cup'. |
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Lewis Site Admin
Joined: 25 May 2006 Posts: 16299 Location: Huddersfield
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Posted: Fri Sep 07, 2007 9:25 Post subject: |
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Dave wrote: |
Hi Lewis.
Looking at your pics, and Milner's claims that all new ball joints have the nipples fitted makes me think that someone was having a bad day when they drilled the hole in yours in the wrong place, as it's quite feasible for them to fit in the area outside the 'cup'. |
I think fitting that type of nipple in the area that isn't covered would make it impossible to get the grease gun on it. A right-angled swivelling one, such as used on the front axles of the 207/208 Mercedes vans, would be far better, but they would require a larger tapped hole. _________________
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scattman Guest
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Posted: Fri Sep 07, 2007 14:05 Post subject: |
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Just looked at mine and they are exactly the same as yours Lewis (as i think everyone else will find /if originals are still on /or very early replacement ones)
Just looked on the ausie site and one lad says that the "PAJERO" lower joints fit "if your willing to drill a 11mm hole in the lower arm" for the grease nipple
Also noted that the top ball joint had a grease nipple but replacements are now sealed units (in aus anyway)
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mythatsabigun
Joined: 22 Dec 2004 Posts: 922 Location: South...West...(very)
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Posted: Tue Sep 18, 2007 10:40 Post subject: |
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Just confirming, following 'doing' my wishbone bush on t'other side (can you hear me, mother??), definitely no grease nipple on the balljoint.
I'm now looking at doing mine as they are leaking grease. Bit worried about drilling a hole in the wishbone - could this be a case for insurance company refusing to pay out in event of an accident due to unauthorised modification of integral bit of vehicle ?
Also, can't believe they've sold over 400 of the units without someone posting about it on here....and you'd think Milners would sound more aware of the problem than teh above response seems to indicate
Cheers,
Dave. _________________ Deli finally sold - don't ask :-(.......Me signing off, thanks for being such a brilliant forum, keep 'em going - May be back if I can start earning decent dollar again - take care y'all ;-) |
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mythatsabigun
Joined: 22 Dec 2004 Posts: 922 Location: South...West...(very)
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Posted: Tue Sep 18, 2007 10:42 Post subject: |
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....just noticed - "400 of the units this year"....bl**dy 'ell!!!! _________________ Deli finally sold - don't ask :-(.......Me signing off, thanks for being such a brilliant forum, keep 'em going - May be back if I can start earning decent dollar again - take care y'all ;-) |
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Lewis Site Admin
Joined: 25 May 2006 Posts: 16299 Location: Huddersfield
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Posted: Tue Sep 18, 2007 10:52 Post subject: |
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mythatsabigun wrote: |
....just noticed - "400 of the units this year"....bl**dy 'ell!!!! |
Personally I think that that figure means the same unit is mostly sold for Pajero's! not Deli's _________________
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ricke Lifetime member
Joined: 04 Sep 2006 Posts: 294 Location: Hull
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Posted: Wed Sep 19, 2007 21:22 Post subject: |
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Checked both mine which where replaced last year by proper Mitsi ones and they do not have grease nipples on them either and thats on a 95 super exceed....
Had a wander to the garage and checked the 'spare' Deli and that does not have any either and that is a 94 exceed.....
Both are 2.8 diesel intercooled turbo's
Ricke _________________ Technology limited only by the imagination.... |
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chiefie
Joined: 25 May 2004 Posts: 2163 Location: fleetwood lancashire
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Posted: Sun Sep 23, 2007 13:37 Post subject: |
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my theory on this, having fitted one or two genuine ball joints , L200, shogun and pajero's all have the 'hole' in the bottom arm for the grease nipple, L400's don't. therefore i would imagine that oem ball joints for the L400's are slightly different to paj ones only in the fact that there is no grease nipple. after market manufacturers won't make both types if 1 type will do and as there is more call for ball joints with the nipple, that is the one they will make
i doubt very much if it will make the slightest difference to the strength of the arm due to where the hole is.
if that all makes sence,
rik _________________ delicarik@hotmail.co.uk |
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Lewis Site Admin
Joined: 25 May 2006 Posts: 16299 Location: Huddersfield
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Posted: Sun Sep 23, 2007 14:11 Post subject: |
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chiefie wrote: |
my theory on this, having fitted 1 or 2 genuine ball joints , L200, shogun and pajero's all have the 'hole' in the bottom arm for the grease nipple, L400's don't. therefore i would imagine that oem ball joints for the L400's are slightly different to paj ones only in the fact that there is no grease nipple. after market manufacturers won't make both types if 1 type will do and as there is maore call for ball joints with the nipple, that is the one they will make
i doubt very much if it will make the slightest difference to the strength of the arm due to where the hole is.
if that all makes sence,
rik |
Thanks for that Rik, Your the Pro Mitsi Mechanic so that will do for me! _________________
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Lewis Site Admin
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Posted: Fri Feb 15, 2008 15:03 Post subject: |
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Well after all that I think its worth mentioning that over the last couple of days I've had a lot of knocking/grumbling noises from under the front end.
Today I got under for a look and found the rubber cup on the Ball Joint that I replaced has a hole in it, which was not there after coming back from the last off-roading trip.
When it gets a bit warmer I will take a better look to see if its split or if something else has caused the damage. But at the mo' its cold enough out there to freeze up balls of any sort!
In any case it was a short useage of an item costing £29 (inc carriage and VAT) and a few hours of work. :? _________________
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mythatsabigun
Joined: 22 Dec 2004 Posts: 922 Location: South...West...(very)
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Posted: Fri Feb 15, 2008 17:27 Post subject: |
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Well, that's really made my day Lewis having just spent the last day and a half under the beast replacing 'em all, drilling holes in my wishbones thinking "well, at least I won't have to do this again....." _________________ Deli finally sold - don't ask :-(.......Me signing off, thanks for being such a brilliant forum, keep 'em going - May be back if I can start earning decent dollar again - take care y'all ;-) |
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andyj
Joined: 08 Sep 2006 Posts: 2412 Location: up norf
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Posted: Fri Feb 15, 2008 17:35 Post subject: |
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no nipples on mine ! late 1994 model like yours lewis |
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pitbull2001 Lifetime member
Joined: 19 Dec 2004 Posts: 1381 Location: Tenby, West Wales
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Posted: Fri Feb 15, 2008 18:41 Post subject: |
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just took a look at mine today no grease nipple, and they looked rather dry for my liking so may have to sort this out soon...Anyone know how readily available are the official mitsi lower and upper ball joints or are they just likely to send me the same as a pajero or shogi.....? _________________ i gotttttt a Delica |
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