splant 0 Posted February 17, 2010 are them 5 quiders on ebay any good? suppose not for that much posted free as well Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BusEngineer 7 Posted February 17, 2010 Terrible!! Tried them myself and they're are knocking already, probably done about 2500 miles before i took it off the road Motaquip ones are the ones to get apparently fella So just a case of ringing around a few of our local motorfactors and asking whether they can supply them Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EdCherry 34 1 Cars Posted February 17, 2010 Same thing with wishbones dont fit anything less than motaquip... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shalmaneser 26 Posted February 18, 2010 GSF high quality items are OE quality. Lemforder i think. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RossD 44 Posted February 19, 2010 I've tried the cheap Ebay ones several times for several different cars (205, 306, Xsara) and they are pants. They start knocking after only a few hundred miles - not because they are worn out but because the balljoint gets so stiff it doesn't move smoothly. Avoid. I managed to get some Delphi ones from my local motorfactor for about £15 and they have lasted a good 30k on the Xsara so far, in fact the 205 has got Delphi ones too and they are fine. Also the Ebay ones are usually 106 ones which dont fit the 205 as the studs on the link bars are M12 instead of M10 I believe! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tom Fenton 1,536 Posted February 19, 2010 I must have been lucky, I fitted a pair of el cheapo drop links to my car when I overhauled it 2 years ago, it has done about 12k miles since then and they are still OK. Although the rubber boots have perished and split, but this seems to happen to all modern rubber boots regardless of cheap or dear components, they must be made out of some eco friendly crap rubber these days. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rippthrough 98 Posted February 19, 2010 I used to got through them like lightning, although I don't think playing on gravel roads helped, personally I found the Lemforder ones lasted a lot longer than most. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
joe1joe 3 Posted February 19, 2010 tom fenton, i agree i spend half my time replacing rubber boots, i seem to get threw alot of cv boots, and the trackrod end boots dont last long.... all from gsf. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
splant 0 Posted March 4, 2010 oops id already bought them ,something very rewarding about doing this little job the old ones hadnt ripped but were real loose and rusty under the boots [i wonder where the grease disapears to ], anyway ive removed the boots on the new uns and put more grease in so ill see how they last ....depends how many pot holes you hit i suppose Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MerlinGTI 3 Posted March 4, 2010 I fitted GSF ones about 2 years ago and they are still going strong. Quite expensive (about £18 each IIRC) but im well happy with them. Talking of pants rubber, if I have to change another set of TRE's due to buggered boots im going to go rose jointed Will go for Pug OE next as a last resort but thats it Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
