It's not clear to me whether it's the ball joint or the CV joint; impact
with a curb can damage either or both. The ball joint isn't connected
directly to the rotating mass however- the CV joint is.
CVJ should go 200K, but some don't. I'd rather have a rear wheel drive
car, but there are so many good cars that are FWD.
Mac is back up, BTW. Doing the updates on the end of a wire instead of Wi-Fi.
From: Koichi Mac <<mailto:nikonf3tmd4@xxxxxxx>nikonf3tmd4@xxxxxxx>
To: Nikon F4 <<mailto:nikonf4@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>nikonf4@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sat, November 20, 2010 8:43:17 PM
Subject: [nikonf4] CV Joint
I was guessing the right side too. Right front wheel tend to run on
more rugged part of the roadâ?¦driver making steep turn on the right
than on the left��. The CV joint should last about 200K miles, doesn't it?
Koichi Yasutani - a.k.a. Steve + MP
Lakewood, WA U.S.A.
2010 / 11 / 20 17:43 PST
On Nov 15, 2010, at 2046 , Dave wrote:
> It takes a lot of miles or impact to break a CV joint and axle. If the
cause is wear, they should both be replaced. My guess: it's the right
side. It always fails 141 miles before the left one does :-). What kind of car?
>
> From: Eric Welch <<mailto:ericwelch@xxxxxx>ericwelch@xxxxxx>
> To: <mailto:f4@xxxxxxxxxxx>f4@xxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Mon, November 15, 2010 11:15:56 PM
> Subject: Re: Laguna Hills, north of San Diego
>
> Nope, employed just fine. But the right ball joint and axel are broken
and will be replaced tomorrow. So I'm taking the day off and laze around
the house all day, then take the bus to the repair shop to pick it up.
>
> On Nov 15, 2010, at 8:12 PM, Robert McLaughlin wrote:
>
>> Great! Another unemployed!
>>
>> On Mon, Nov 15, 2010 at 8:10 PM, Eric Welch
<<mailto:ericwelch@xxxxxx>ericwelch@xxxxxx> wrote:
>> I don't think so. I live on the south border of Camp Pendleton. But I
have a non-working car at the moment.
