Hi all,
I just changed the ball joint in a 2009 Renault Clio. It was super hard to get the ball joint out, even with one of the press kits from ebay, and I realised after that it’s probably because I forgot to remove the metal clip from the bottom of the ball joint before. The new ball joint is in now, and seems to be seated fine, but I am worried that I may have damaged the control arm by pushing the old ball joint out before removing the metal clip. Is there now a chance that the new ball joint could come out of the seating of the control arm whilst driving if it has been damaged? Thank you in advance
Sorry! 🤦♂️ that’s true haha, I didn’t think to ask until it was too late and I had already finished installing it. If this helps, here is a photo of it installed (but still not the control arm alone). I think it should be fine 🤞
https://preview.redd.it/yk1y8q8twb1c1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d1ec5f7ecf5b44e5b4ac5958f89e30766aadbb48