MOT anti rollbar failure reason confusion

May 27, 2014 5 Replies
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My Vectra has just failed it's MOT with the item listed exactly as written:



Nearside front (and split rubber) Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint [2.4.G.2]



I get the play in the ball joint - it's the reference to "split rubber" that I'm not sure about. "Nearside front (and split rubber)..." doesn't seem to make sense when I read it.



Is it that the rubber on the ball joint is split, or is it that a split-rubber has play - perhaps the one that clamps the anti-rollbar to the subframe?



Thoughts?



Thanks Paul


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A

Have a look...?

But I'd take it to mean "excessive play (and split rubber)"

In a way, it's academic - whatever's meant, you need a droplink.

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If they are anything like the Corsa the Mode of failure, is rubber splits, s**te gets in causes wear and thus the excess wear and the the corsa rattle.

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Yup, that's how it was on the last MOT on daughters 2001 Corsa. One rubber split on one end of one droplink link but I changed them both (sides) anyway (as they were cheap and easy to get to).

Cheers, T i m

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As of a couple of years ago, any split on a rubber covering a ball joint etc is a fail - even although there is no play. Yet.

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The mechanic typed 'Nearside front (and split rubber)' and then selected [2.4.G.2] which put the standard text in the wrong place.

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