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Checking VW T4 upper ball joints

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You cannot check the ball joints on a T4 in the normal way by simply jacking the vehicle up and shaking the wheel.

The wheel has to be removed from the hub and a bar inserted between the hub carrier and the upper arm and prised apart to check for play.

We see vans quite often here that come in for service whose ball joints are as in the video above, absolutely knackered! when we show the customer they often say well, it’s just gone through an MOT!”

Changing a T4 upper ball joint takes about 1 hour per side but it does require the use of a special press to remove and replace.