konrad983
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Registered: 3rd Apr 03
Location: MALTA
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My front left bolt joint that attaches the wheel to the wishbone broke last saturday. Luckly I managed to save the car with a 20 metre brake mark.
My corsa has 45mm jamex springs and 195/45 R15 marangoni zeta linea tyres.
What could have caused this? I was just driving straight when this happened. Btw bumpy roads are common where I live.
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ffls
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Registered: 29th May 02
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Lack of maintenance that's what happened
And what about checking the bushings and all balljoints
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TOMAS
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Registered: 7th Aug 02
Location: Nottinghamshire
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Hard to see metal fatigue really ^ 
This happened to Brad not long ago running 19's and he wrote his car off  What kind of age/mileage is your Corsa? It is common amongst the rally people that this happens unless they are changed quite often or upgraded to uni-balls but they are OTT and VERY expensive. Ball joints go for around £18 each trade price at Vauxhall.
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sperminator
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Registered: 31st Dec 02
Location: Newcastle
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My corsa when driving is making my wheel vibrate and ive had my wheels balanced and had the tracking done, it pulls sum times aswell, feels dead unsafe any1 know what it is?
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Siberia
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Registered: 9th Oct 03
Location: Leprechaun Land Drives : Zafira GSI
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bushes maybe?
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sperminator
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Registered: 31st Dec 02
Location: Newcastle
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c my rear bushes has fucked coz its banging like mad!but when the front is gone does that not bang?
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GLSi GUY
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Registered: 5th May 02
Location: Preston, Lancs
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quote:
Originally posted by sperminator
My corsa when driving is making my wheel vibrate and ive had my wheels balanced and had the tracking done, it pulls sum times aswell, feels dead unsafe any1 know what it is?
your wheels are wrong offset?
i have that problem, as i am running 15x205 wheels and 45/195 on an ET35 offset.
it also may be a nackered wheel bearing, or your tracking may be out? - costs about £15 to get it checked and sorted.
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sperminator
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Registered: 31st Dec 02
Location: Newcastle
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the offset is 38, but my last corsa was fine and the offset was 35! cant b tracking had it done 1 week ago ill get it checked out
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