ball joints worn again
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ball joints worn again
i put new oem lower ball joints on the 98 gs4 2 years ago 20k miles, now they look worn and theres some play putting a crow bar to it. It makes this loud metal cling noise going over speed bumps sometimes not all the time. Do these oem lbj's go out that often? thanks in advance for any feedback.
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Actually this is an interesting point. I also replaced my LBJs with Moog. What is the expected lifespan of the Moog LBJ, assuming you get alignments, etc?
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yup got it aligned right after install, but also my driver side front lca bushing is worn, could also cause the noise going over bumps? its a loud clunk metal noise
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EDIT** my ball joints were actually changed out in jan-2013 at 73k miles.
Last edited by FiveSeven; 07-15-16 at 07:20 AM.
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my LCA bushings are pretty jacked up and I have no noise going over bumps. I suspect something else is out of wack here. my LBJ were swapped out at 69k miles in 2009 by the previous owner (OEM). My car has 87k miles now and my mechanic had a look at my LBJ and said they were still in good shape.
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get the moogs... they have a zerg fitting which makes them greaseable... fill the grease every oil change and it should last a long time...
are you on OEM suspension or lowered? lowering the car really screws with the geometry of the car and puts more stress on the LBJs... unless you have RCAs or coilovers to adjust this might be a reason for the premature wear...
are you on OEM suspension or lowered? lowering the car really screws with the geometry of the car and puts more stress on the LBJs... unless you have RCAs or coilovers to adjust this might be a reason for the premature wear...
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get the moogs... they have a zerg fitting which makes them greaseable... fill the grease every oil change and it should last a long time...
are you on OEM suspension or lowered? lowering the car really screws with the geometry of the car and puts more stress on the LBJs... unless you have RCAs or coilovers to adjust this might be a reason for the premature wear...
are you on OEM suspension or lowered? lowering the car really screws with the geometry of the car and puts more stress on the LBJs... unless you have RCAs or coilovers to adjust this might be a reason for the premature wear...
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Originally Posted by FiveSeven
please educate me.. what is a RCA what is its function? How does a standard coilover put on less stress than doing a regular spring drop? I only ask because I plan to lower my car soon and wonder if I should swap in my moog LBJ and moog inner/outer tie rods while I'm at it.
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note: I just double checked my paper work my ball joints were changed in Jan-2013 at 73k miles.
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Ball Joints AGAIN
Hi there CLers
Has anyone ever changed there lower ball joints twice? i changed mine 20k miles ago, now i hear i clunk metal noise going over speed bumps, although my lca bushings need to be replaced also.
98gs400
Has anyone ever changed there lower ball joints twice? i changed mine 20k miles ago, now i hear i clunk metal noise going over speed bumps, although my lca bushings need to be replaced also.
98gs400
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actually my lbj' are bad its my lca bushings, but i changed out both anyways.
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