on what was effectively a newly built car for last years test, though I'd only had time to check all the lights were ok before hand.Failed on O/S/F top balljoint and both rear wheel bearings....
Tightened up three nuts and booked it in again this Saturday !!
The rear castle nuts (held by split pin) on both sides had gone from >200 lb/ft to less than 20 as things had clearly bedded in over the first 900 miles. (new bearing, seals, drums, ...)
The front balljoint is not quite so certain, but I can't believe it was the balljoint worn after only 900 miles. The nylock nut attaching the steering knuckle to the upper balljoint was again not as tight as it should still have been and I couldn't detect any noticably play compared with the N/S/F (which passed) once i'd tighted it up (plenty before).
Fingers crossed for Saturday...
Mental note to MoT car again next Spring so that this becomes a winter exercise, outside of the speedster driving season!
