 does an unloaded balljoint need to be replaced?, want to disprove my friends pseudo logic |
 Oct 1, 2009 - 12:53 AM
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hey everyone
heres the context, I took apart my drivers side wheel to remove a dust ring that was making alot of noise. While i was taking things apart, i had to seperate the lower balljoint from the lower control arm in order to slide the cv from the hub. My buddy says that once a ball joint has been unloaded, like mine, it has to be replaced. I completely ignored this, put things together, and went about my life for a few weeks.... until my car started to make a sound every time i would accelerate a little more agressively. It almost sounds like somethings is loose... i cant explain it through a post so im not going to try. Has anyone ever heard of this whole balljoint thing?? --------------------  |
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Oct 2, 2009 - 4:09 PM
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TBH I have no idea what that is. If that was placed on the hub before the wheel then it's probably a hub centric ring just so that the wheel sits better. Its not compulsary.
Another thing which comes to mind is the brake hub? Could it be loose? Or the brake hose is not clipped on and is wacking against the legs? I'm imagining the Macpherson suspension and trying to think what might knock but is not relative to the rotation to the wheels. That would eliminate the drive shaft and hub. THis leaves the shocks and springs, steering and brakes. I've got a good feeling its the steering arms. Try grabbing it and see if you can tug in in and out? There should be no play but as you've disconnected it from the hub you may have dislodged it or finally given in. |
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enderswift does an unloaded balljoint need to be replaced? Oct 1, 2009 - 12:53 AM
808celica everything torqued down good?? i took apart my who... Oct 1, 2009 - 3:52 AM Tom_SS2 at which point did you remove it? from the wishbon... Oct 1, 2009 - 4:22 AM yellowchinaman Providing that you took the ball joint off without... Oct 1, 2009 - 8:29 AM enderswift thanks for the replies everybody
to answer some q... Oct 1, 2009 - 11:42 AM yellowchinaman so basically you didnt take the ball joint off but... Oct 1, 2009 - 2:20 PM enderswift the best way to describe it is as a light rapid kn... Oct 1, 2009 - 2:30 PM 808celica did you put wheel bearing grease before putting th... Oct 1, 2009 - 3:55 PM enderswift grease? never heard of having to do that.... pleas... Oct 1, 2009 - 4:42 PM azian_advanced the bearings should already have some grease but i... Oct 1, 2009 - 5:12 PM
808celica QUOTE (azian_advanced @ Oct 1, 2009 - 12... Oct 1, 2009 - 5:30 PM Tom_SS2 possibly CV joint knackered? how did it look? is t... Oct 1, 2009 - 6:36 PM enderswift cv joint is in fantastic shape. if it was the cv, ... Oct 1, 2009 - 6:52 PM Stambo QUOTE (808celica @ Oct 1, 2009 - 5:3... Oct 1, 2009 - 8:29 PM enderswift yes sir i had my buddy over today and we tried roc... Oct 1, 2009 - 9:55 PM 808celica well the reason i said wheel bearing grease is I w... Oct 1, 2009 - 10:27 PM enderswift mystery remains unsolved sir . good job on ur scre... Oct 1, 2009 - 10:35 PM yellowchinaman ok you shouldn't have to greese the drive shaf... Oct 2, 2009 - 4:37 AM enderswift no superslut for me. this is an st204 gt 5spd. whe... Oct 2, 2009 - 11:51 AM 808celica No................not really..................... Oct 3, 2009 - 3:28 AM enderswift thanks for the breakdown yellowchinaman,
if i was... Oct 3, 2009 - 12:06 PM enderswift So i was feeling alot better the other day and dec... Oct 12, 2009 - 12:12 PM yellowchinaman I knew it was your steering rods.
Splitting the jo... Oct 14, 2009 - 11:57 AM enderswift Yea you called it chinaman, but if you would have ... Oct 14, 2009 - 11:04 PM |
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