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Old 12-30-10, 03:50 PM
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Angry Check your ball joints!!! Pics of the carnage.
So, i've had this car for 2 weeks and i've trolled the forums. When CL says check something Puh-Leeease follow their advice. I had mine checked and there was some play, i was waiting to change them till next pay period. FAIL!!! Well the good news is thank God it happened in the driveway and now the joint does not make noise anymore....













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Old 12-30-10, 03:54 PM
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sucks man.. at least you werent on the freeway and no one got hurt
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SO True!!! Checking online for somewhere local that has the "upgraded" OE lower assembly, i don't want to be in this position again!
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OH man.. that sucks!
I would get a jack and get the pressure off the remainder of the suspension components. They look like they are being twisted at angles they shouldn't.
GL on the repair.
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^^^ and no fender damage cause your not lowered
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glad no one was hurt.. is this an issue for the sc300?
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might want to replace that brake line also.
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Originally Posted by jadu
glad no one was hurt.. is this an issue for the sc300?
Yep check out the SC section.

Sorry to see that, at least it happened in your driveway.
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sorry to hear wut happen my dude. i'm gettin paranoid about this problem now and my gs is just garage kept for the winter.
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It looks to be the speed sensor or abs sensor or something, the brake line is fine.
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How many miles did you have on the car?
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ABS sensor looks like it's damaged.
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I'm glad nobody got hurt. I experienced something similar with my Integra. Only difference was I was getting on the freeway and lost total control of the car and ran into the curb. Nobody was hurt but it sure was a scary experience to have your front wheels not respond to your steering wheel while going 40-50MPH exiting a turn.
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the ABS line is thinking "KILL MEEEEEE!!!"

did your joints make a lot of noise before?
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170K on the dash. Yeah, it made noise before. I posted a video of it on here. Although, the noise did stop for a few days before it actually went out.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6yinzuFZ9g
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