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    Unhappy MOT Fail: ARB Excessive Play

    So the wagon has today failed her exam on "Nearside rear ARB has excessive play in a ball joint".

    Is this just the droplinks?? I didn't pick the car up myself so couldn't ask for clarity.

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    Quote Originally Posted by bigsed View Post
    So the wagon has today failed her exam on "Nearside rear ARB has excessive play in a ball joint".

    Is this just the droplinks?? I didn't pick the car up myself so couldn't ask for clarity.

    Thanks
    I can't see it being anything else. Those are the only ball joints attached to the ARB?
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    Yeah, droplinks. Easy-peasy and cheap job. They used to fail every 2 years on my vr4 due to harder and stiffer suspension
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    Great stuff, as I hoped Thanks guys.

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