Currently overhauling my suspension and have just done my drop links. As the drop links were on the car when I bought it and never gave me any issues in the the last 4 years I decided to overhaul them rather than replace.
When I stripped them down the grease in the ball was hard and very little around so I suspect failure was imminent.
Have a look at my thread and you can see
The ball joints
The thread cut off
The fitting of the links to the strut.
https://the75andztclub.co.uk/forum/s...216283&page=32
The cheap Chinese NAUGHTY WORD-NAUGHTY WORD-NAUGHTY WORD-NAUGHTY WORD- is well worth avoiding and I think even companies like Delph use these manufacturers as well. If mine do go I will probably try Matt's but I'm hoping not too after the work just done
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Jon C
Living the dream
MK IV VVTI Tiptronic TT Toyota Supra
MG ZT 190+
BornTuesday, 10th July 2001 @ 09:01:10
259th ZT to run off the production line, out of 18,894
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