Ouchie! If that happened to me, I'd be screwed...When I get to that point I'm having DMCNW do all the mechanical and safety and reliability stuff before I drive it (again)...that way I know if something breaks, it aint my fault...hehe
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Ouchie! If that happened to me, I'd be screwed...When I get to that point I'm having DMCNW do all the mechanical and safety and reliability stuff before I drive it (again)...that way I know if something breaks, it aint my fault...hehe
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You're lucky enough to have a trusted mechanic, at least near you
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So with all the comments on Facebook/forums etc did you finally work out who's ball joints these actually were? Fortunately no major damage was done to you or your car and for that we are all thankful and it looks like it may have been a washer issue but would be good to know.
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Yes looks like the washer was faulty and help the bolt to be unscrew.
Next time it will be mounted with a castle nut and Loctite 270 to prevent any damage.
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Start to disassemble the steering rack this afternoon
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Broken steering rack
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I think I need to drill this one to avoid any loosing nut. Can't see any new upper ball joint with a hole.
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Looks a bit narly to me, but then I've never seen one disassembled....whats broken on it?
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The black tube isn't supposed to move
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Ohh..ok....then yeah...broken Hopefully you can get a new one fairly inexpensive
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I hope so...
This afternoon, I disassemble the driver's side
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You're braver than me...but it does look nice n shiney
Rob Depew
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