Hi all,

I just changed the ball joint in a 2009 Renault Clio. It was super hard to get the ball joint out, even with one of the press kits from ebay, and I realised after that it’s probably because I forgot to remove the metal clip from the bottom of the ball joint before. The new ball joint is in now, and seems to be seated fine, but I am worried that I may have damaged the control arm by pushing the old ball joint out before removing the metal clip. Is there now a chance that the new ball joint could come out of the seating of the control arm whilst driving if it has been damaged? Thank you in advance