Quote Originally Posted by stickthis View Post
chinease ball joints. Terrible things.

Agree Jen it can be as simple as a loose nut that starts it off. Nyloc nut balljoints. Stay very very very clear of them.
the ball joints are good and dont appear to be chinese... it was a castle nut with split pin style the same as sinbox..it just tore the nut off..we just put another nut on and a new split pin and away they went...

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Quote Originally Posted by hqgts View Post
a set of spring compressors... a new ball joint (if required) ... im guessing greg had you back on the road inside an hour?
al...a trolley jack under the control arm to compress it and realign the ball joint with the stub axle and away she goes...didnt need a ball joint,just a new nut..

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Quote Originally Posted by hqgts View Post
hopefully greg got you back on the road.....

ive heard of camera shy greg but thats a bit extreme.... or is that your best angle
i was in a hurry to get the nut back on before a car or truck came around the corner..thats why the commodore ute is in the middle of the intersection .... red road block..

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Quote Originally Posted by jennie285 View Post
On our recent roadtrip, we called in to see Oz at the wreckers, and get a couple more bits etc. and on our way back from collecting our lunch...we rounded the corner and ground to a halt....

I URGE EVERYONE TO CHECK YOUR BALLJOINTS AND THE NUT THAT HOLDS THEM ON....

thankfully it was just in the street 500metres away from Ozwreck....could have been potentially devasting, had we been on a freeway or anywhere going more than 60km/hour





everyone note the white mark on the road..this is where the lower control arm tears up the hotmix....
sinbox was going no quicker than rod n jen but i geuss its coz they have been kissed by a fairy and i havent...i couldnt friggin believe that there was no damage...