**update** broken ball joint

jaidedeye

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well i previously had a post about my broken ball joint. well you can see in the pics that it toasted my a-arm and you can plainly see that it just ripped out of the socket.....now i know what was making the squeeking noise when i went over bumps and turning slow in parking lots.....

check your ball joints!!!

 

stang22

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Did you have the front sway-bar connected?

Tim

 

jaidedeye

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nope, disconnected for drag racing....bet your ass im putting it back on though

 

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Js5ohLX

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that control arm was still useable.

 

jaidedeye

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yeah but im not taking any chances with it. i just bought some ford racing control arms for 50 bux shipped.

 

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MATREDGT

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Same thing happened to me. I got to sleep in my car that night on a bridge. Made me realize just how small my car is. Any other damage?

 

90_Red_LX

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I got a squeaky one too. When I turn right at a low speed (ie parking lots, driveway) it makes a very noticeable squeek. Put some grease in the little rubbery things above with with this needle type thing and a grease gun, but idt it helped much. Can't remember. I don't liek the sound of that though. Good luck.

 

jaidedeye

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MATREDGT said:

Same thing happened to me. I got to sleep in my car that night on a bridge. Made me realize just how small my car is. Any other damage?

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no other damage luckily....bofore i got out of my car i figured my fender was bent to hell. but luckily no other damage. my spring poped out too. wich made it a real biotch to get it on a wrecker.

dude, if you ball joints are squeeking change them now!!!

 

IndyBlk5.0

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I have a weird thing, it squeeks going down the road, and when i hit the brakes it goes away, and only at very slight turning going straight at 50 mph