In my car, it's part and parcel of the A Frame. Everything seems to be good now. Except the power steering rack that I replaced about six weeks ago is leaking slightly again. I'll have to keep an eye on it until I can get it in. On Nov 21, 2010, at 12:05 AM, Koichi Mac wrote: > > Do you know if your A-frame is OK? Ball joint is what connects A-frame > to chassis frame. > > > Koichi Yasutani - a.k.a. Steve + MP > Lakewood, WA U.S.A. > 2010 / 11 / 21 00:05 PST > > On Nov 20, 2010, at 1935 , Eric Welch wrote: > >> In my case, the mechanic said the ball joint broke. >> >> On Nov 20, 2010, at 6:30 PM, Dave <downsouthdave@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> >>> 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 <nikonf3tmd4@xxxxxxx> >>> To: Nikon F4 <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 road…driver making steep turn on the right than on >>> the left……. The CV joint should last about 200K miles, doesn't it? >>> >>> 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 <ericwelch@xxxxxx> >>>> To: 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 <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. > Eric They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. – Benjamin Franklin