Ball Joints and Bushings

[horsman_f3]

Can you replace the bushings in a 87 944s A arm? I thought I read somewhere that you can't.. Also, does anyone sell a complete set of Bushings and Ball joints to replace the entire car?

[arominus]

You can rebuild with the Rennbay kit, I did that on my 944S, the bushings are available here on pelican.

[Arizona_928]

^^ might be able to convert them to steel control arms...

[Jfrahm]

Steel arms would have to be expensive custom ones or you have to convert to early offset and lose ABS.

[fiat22turbo]

Bushings are cheap and readily available.

Upgrade to the 968 castor blocks (rear bushings and mounts).

The ball joints are the sticky bit, but they are rebuildable and unfortunately expensive.

[jeffrsmith]

Originally Posted by fiat22turbo

The ball joints are the sticky bit, but they are rebuildable...

Providing the ball joint socket on the control arm is not damaged, if it is you will need to source a new (replacement) control arm.

[horsman_f3]

Nothing is damaged. The car just feels a little squishy, so I thought updating the ball joints and bushings would help. I was just hoping to find a kit or a parts list for the project.

[fiat22turbo]

Pelican has everything in their parts catalog:

Pelican Parts - Product Information: PEL-BJTRK (Ball Joints)

Pelican Parts - Product Information: 951-341-023-01-M737 (Rear castor blocks and bushings, 968 upgrade)

Pelican Parts - Product Information: PEL-PP911941 (Polyurethane front control arm bushings)

[Lapkritis]

Should be able to find the slop with a thorough inspection. I would hesitate at replacing parts before confirming they are out of spec (if it ain't broke, don't fix it) as aftermarket parts have a tendency to be much lower quality than original.

On top of the other parts, how are the tie rod boots? If you have a split then it doesn't take long for the ball and socket to attract debris/moisture that is captured in the grease and to wear quickly.

[TibetanT]

Originally Posted by fiat22turbo

Pelican has everything in their parts catalog:

Pelican Parts - Product Information: PEL-BJTRK (Ball Joints)

Pelican Parts - Product Information: 951-341-023-01-M737 (Rear castor blocks and bushings, 968 upgrade)

Pelican Parts - Product Information: PEL-PP911941 (Polyurethane front control arm bushings)

++1; This is the solution for your MY!

[speedysprocket]

For anyone doing the ball joints, definitely recommend the metal bearing cup over the base plastic one. I did the plastic at first and wore them out very quickly. The metal ones have been tight for a long time now and should outlast a stock ball joint by a long time.

[horsman_f3]

Its official, my drivers side ball joint is indeed bad. Thanks for the tips and info. I will heed the advice on if its not broke, dont fix. I will change out only the bad.

[jeffrsmith]

The kit comes with the goods to do both sides, recommend doing both sides.