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Used Volkswagen Passat Ball Joint
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About Ball Joint
Ball joints are a vital part of a car’s suspension and steering systems. They connect the wheel hub to the vehicle’s suspension. The ball joints are able to move horizontally and vertically and to rotate, allowing the car to be steered and providing shock absorption for a comfortable ride.
The ball joint consists of a polished metal ball encased by a polished metal cage, with a rubber boot covering the joint to keep the grease in and any dirt and other impurities out. Ball joints are almost always used in the front suspension only, although, in some high performance cars, they are also used in the rear suspension.
Cars can have two or four ball joints on the front wheels. If the car has McPherson struts, it only has two ball joints, which are positioned at the bottom of the wheel hub. If it has shocks and springs, it has both upper and lower ball joints. Some ball joints are load bearing, carrying the car’s weight, whilst others are non-load bearing.
Ball joints do wear over time, especially load bearing joints. If the rubber casing fails and grease leaks out or dirt gets into the joint, wear is likely to be accelerated.
Signs of a failing ball joint are the presence of a banging sound when the car goes over a bump, sloppy or stiff steering, a vibrating steering wheel or tyre wear on the outer or inner edge of the tyre.
Volkswagen Passat trivia
- The Volkswagen Passat is a very popular fleet car, and it is estimated that as much as 80% of all Passat sales are going to be used as part of a fleet.
- It’s a very unusual statistic and a very rare trend, but around half of all Volkswagen Passat sales are of the estate design. This trend seems to be continuing for now, despite the growing popularity of the SUV.
- The Volkswagen Passat unveiled at the 2014 Paris Motor Show came as an estate or saloon, but both models were lighter, lower, and shorter than previous versions. They also had a lot more leg and headroom.
- Volkswagen is usually pretty slick with their marketing, but the car company misunderstood the mockumentary. This is Spinal Tap. They thought they were tapping into the mainstream rock world when they hired Spinal Tap star Christopher Guest to stand on top of a Passat and play the guitar. The ad became something of a joke and a blemish on VW’s public perception.
- The Volkswagen Passat was launched in October 2014, and since that date, there have been 22 million units sold. Of those, 442,000 Passats have been sold in the UK.