lower arm question

[quaddamager]

Is the lower arm the same for Montego and Maestro?
Can I switch the lower ball joint from right to left?
How much does a new ball joint costs ?

[Beaker]

there is a lower ball joint for maestro/montego on ebay at the moment

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2425736650&category=10414&rd=1

[Simon]

Is the lower arm the same for Montego and Maestro?
-Yes, RH NAM 7556; LH NAM7557. Part numbers change however for later Montego's and I don't know why.

Can I switch the lower ball joint from right to left??
-No, they are handed. RH is GSJ224; LH is GSJ 223. Again, part numbers have changed for late model Montego's.

How much does a new ball joint costs ??
-Sorry, don't know although the original lower ball joint is rivetted and replacements are affixed using nuts and bolts. Ensure these are supplied with the kit, otherwise you need Nut GHF 232 (3 needed per side) and Bolt GHF 133 (3 needed per side).

[Maestro_efi]

Hello Rumania

the Part numbers that have been supplied are correct but that is for a complete lower arm.

the Lower arm is made up of three items:-

the arm, the rar mounting and the ball joint.

the arm is interchangable right or left it does not matter.

the rear mounting is handed left or right but it has no markings to say which side.

the ball joint is handed as well and is marked L for left and R for right also there are three types of ball joint make sure that your new ball joints look the same as you can get sraight and offset. If you fit the wrong ones you will see the problem as soon as you put the wheel on and put the car on the ground the wheel will be back very close to the rear of the wheelarch.

I hope this helps you

best wishes


Nigel Read
Bristol United Kingdom

[Simon]

Correction duly noted...Wrote the post in a bit of a rush.

Thanks, Nigel!

Simon.