OEM joint balls dammit
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Racer
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OEM joint balls dammit
I've changed my front lower ball joints one year ago (c.a. 5.000 miles) and today my mechanic said they should be replaced soon. Damn, i went trough so many posts - all concluded oem staff should be the best quality. I am really disappointed as cheap replacements in my previous car survived longer.
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did you happen to check the rest of your suspension components to see why your ball joint is failing again so quickly? compliance bushings perhaps? shocks? etc.
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Racer
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Racer
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Did you use OEM ball joints? Were they installed correctly?
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My friend took his car to a "trusted" mechanic because he needed his head gasket replaced.
"trusted" mechanic says he changed the head & head gasket.
Meanwhile, I drew some circles and made some lines on the head and guess what.. It wasnt replaced. Nor was the head gasket.
Check the ball joints yourself.
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Racer
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There might be something in offroading as driving in polish cities reminds offroading.
The mechanic is above suspictions - he services my cars since 7 years and knows my expectations and attitude to safety.
Wondering on going with aftermarket replacements now as oem lasted not as expected.
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