 How bad could this have been, ball joint tearing out of a arm |
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| turboman808 |
 Apr 17 2006, 10:29 PM
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Advanced Member  Group: Members Posts: 2,718 Joined: 31-January 06 From: North Jersey Member No.: 5,505 Region Association: North East States  |
Went to put more forgiving street tires on the honda and noticed the right front was wiggling. Turned out the ball was breaking out of the a arm. Has me thinking if it broke on the highway of autoxing I would have rolled the car.
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| SirAndy |
Apr 17 2006, 10:38 PM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 41,611 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
QUOTE How bad could this have been depends on how dead someone can be ... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif) Andy |
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| John |
Apr 17 2006, 11:17 PM
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member? what's a member? Group: Members Posts: 3,393 Joined: 30-January 04 From: Evansville, IN (SIRPCA) Member No.: 1,615 Region Association: None |
My dad and I each have had a ball joint break at speed on a race track. His was the Passenger side, mine was the driver side. In each case, it didn't cause total loss of control.
To me it was similar to what a flat tire feels like, only it was proceeded by a loud bang. 914's will drive with only 3 wheels anyway. Hopefully, when it happens, you don't loose the brake line (so that you have brakes for the other 3 wheels). |
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| bondo |
Apr 17 2006, 11:26 PM
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Practicing my perpendicular parking Group: Members Posts: 4,277 Joined: 19-April 03 From: Los Osos, CA Member No.: 587 Region Association: Central California |
This happened to my Mustang on a hard right freeway offramp, on the driver's side. You're looking at the upper A-arm from in front of the tire. I thought I had knocked the tire off the rim, but no, I broke the car. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) It was a good excuse to upgrade to the camber correcting tubular A-arms.. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)
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| dinomium |
Apr 18 2006, 12:15 AM
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Git on a chair son, all the good stuff is goin over yer head! Group: Benefactors Posts: 2,777 Joined: 2-January 03 From: Bremerton, WA Member No.: 74 Region Association: Pacific Northwest  |
ah yeah... I think I will have one more looky at the ball joint I just put in! How far should that jamb pin be hammered in anyway?
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| flesburg |
Apr 18 2006, 08:37 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 506 Joined: 22-November 04 From: Pontiac, IL Member No.: 3,162 |
Both John and I had ball joints break at the same place, the pin that goes into the bottom of the strut snapped off right at the weak point indent where the lock "wedge pin" goes through the strut and holds the ball joint into the strut.
I would not put that pin in any tighter than just snugging up the nut. |
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| tat2dphreak |
Apr 18 2006, 08:57 PM
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stoya, stoya, stoya Group: Benefactors Posts: 8,797 Joined: 6-June 03 From: Wylie, TX Member No.: 792 Region Association: Southwest Region |
I had it happen in my old pickup, at 45... at 50 the truck would have rolled, it almost did anyway... ball joints are bad mojo when they break...
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