Excessive play in lower suspension ball joint

mad_rich

Hi folks,

My 2002 Fabia has just failed its MoT, but only on a couple of things.

- Front suspension has excessive play in lower suspension ball joint nearside front
- Headlamp aim too low nearside

The headlamp should be a reasonably quick and easy job for my usual garage to fix, I think, but what about the first? Any idea of a ball-park figure to aim for. (It's not something I can do myself.)

It's also close to needing a new clutch. I've been quoted £429 from the dealer, £330 from a decent independent. Waiting for a price back from my usual garage.

Any guidance on prices gratefully received. Ta.

mad_rich

Local Indy has just come back to me- £450 for the clutch. More than Skoda!

rich13348

mad_rich wrote: »

Local Indy has just come back to me- £450 for the clutch. More than Skoda!

Did the dealer quote you for the work or for the clutch itself?

mad_rich

rich13348 wrote: »

Did the dealer quote you for the work or for the clutch itself?

£429 from the dealer and £330 / £450 from the independents are just for the clutch (parts & labour). No DMF in my car, which is good.

http://www.silburyskoda.co.uk/maintenance.aspx

I've also been given a rough estimate of £60-£85 for the suspension from one of the independents, but that's just from me describing the MoT failure over the phone.

welfayre

Ball joint price is about right. You get 0.7 hours by the book, although you'll likely be charged for an hours labour and the part is approx £15-20+vat.