Hi Guys, please can anyone help me out. i am replacing the ball joints and pivots joints on the front of my RS 275 Trophy. i have bought the joints on e bay and everything looks good but the lower pivot joints are incredibly stiff. also they do appear to have movement side to side. i was under the impression that the lower pivot joint should have no lateral movement , only rotational movement. is this correct. the ones i am taking off appear to be the originals ♂️ and the car has 57k miles, they also have slight lateral movement . can someone please confirm whether this is correct or not. cheers David
this is the link to the items i bought https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/17328426...nhnb5bnsik&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY
this may help - refer to the video https://rsmegane.com/threads/megane-250-265-275-uprated-ball-joints.16466/ the upper and lower pivot joints should only rotate not sure about the ebay items you purchased - might worth returning alternative - consider https://www.kamracing.co.uk/ocap-hub-swivel-joint-renault-megane-mk3-rs250-rs265-rs275.html or similar in the end you get what you pay for
really? so even the top ball joint is supposed to have no sideways movement?? why is it a ball joint then?? the bottom only has very limited sideways movement, is this just to enable fitting?? do the OE joints have any sideways movement??
apologies - I had a look at one of my old disassembled perfohub's and there is sideways movement on the pivot ball joints; these are the original ball joints.
ah ok, i suspected this. the joints i have are made in france on the packaging and have all fitted on perfectly. i have yet to drive the car , but i am hoping it will cure the very mild steering issue i had. it was reluctant to self-centre, ie if you put a little input into the wheel and let go, it would be reluctant to return to a straight ahead position. we shall see. incidentally, once you have tackled it yourself and have the right tools it was not as daunting a job as it sounded. cheers David
