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| Author: | Ziegech [ Sat Oct 18, 2008 2:25 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Lower arm ball joints sheared |
ill get some photos up when i get a chance bogged down with uni work but 50 metres from my house was stopped at a stop sign as u do slowly take off and the front left collapesed. turns out my front left ball joint came undone somehow. the tread on the hub half way down and about a quarter round snapped off? locking tabs all still in place? i was due to do all the grease nipples and regular check over this weekend too!!!!!!! soooo annoying but im extremely happy it happened there and i could limp it home semi back together. was planning on taking it out that night to with the partner, that wouldve been scary ive lost confidence in my car a bit now. need to do a thorough check over everything |
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| Author: | Mick [ Sat Oct 18, 2008 3:07 pm ] |
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Good fun eh? If you're in need of a set of ball joints before the shops open on Monday, I have a new pair here (Point Cook). |
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| Author: | TheMiniMan [ Sat Oct 18, 2008 5:05 pm ] |
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sounds like he needs a hub to me |
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| Author: | drmini in aust [ Sat Oct 18, 2008 5:27 pm ] |
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TheMiniMan wrote: sounds like he needs a hub to me
The swivel hubs are just grey cast iron, brittle stuff, they do not take kindly to abuse. If a balljoint ever unscrews right off it often can break off a bunch of threads with it... This is the same reason they should never EVER be welded... 
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| Author: | Mick [ Sat Oct 18, 2008 5:35 pm ] |
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Got one of them too I think in my scrap bin(if it's a drum brake hub you are after)... |
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| Author: | simon k [ Sat Oct 18, 2008 5:41 pm ] |
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you're still on drums aren't you? if so, it sounds like your brick telling you to get your sh!t together |
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| Author: | TUCK3r [ Sat Oct 18, 2008 6:55 pm ] |
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[ it sounds like your brick telling you to get your sh!t together[/quote] bahahaha luckily it happened close to home and not cornering. |
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| Author: | Ziegech [ Mon Oct 20, 2008 4:27 pm ] |
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thanks for the offers of help everyone. had a spare hub and a few hours did a switch over to a new hub i had (was dads  ) and transplanted my backing plate and contents all over the to the new one new ball joints are in perfect nick really busy with uni at the moment tho so might not get pictures for a while
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