Somethingbigandorange
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Wish I had gotten a picture of underneath. Wife backed out of the driveway and CLUNK. Had to be a defective ball joint, it sheared clean off.
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rascole
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It's the AZ heat, just melted away.
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Glad it happened at home and not on the highway
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Never seen that happen before!!! Perfect spot to break if you are going to break!
Jeepwalker
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How many mi ...and how long have you owned it? I assume you're talking "UPPER" ball joint, right? Show us a picture when you get it out.
If you watch this video, I can see how something like that could happen.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pe99ri8eve8
I recently could NOT remove my old bearing/hub assembly last week, it was just rusted on hard (winter salt). But I sure as heck didn't take a jack to it! ha ha. Most ball joints these days use a nylon bushing inside and a polished stud. It would be easy to crack that nylon bushing with too much force in the wrong direction. I removed my rig's spindle (fairly easy) and it came out pretty easy on a press. That took less time than running to Harbor Freight to buy a jack, and sift around for a bunch of boards, etc.
If you watch this video, I can see how something like that could happen.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pe99ri8eve8
I recently could NOT remove my old bearing/hub assembly last week, it was just rusted on hard (winter salt). But I sure as heck didn't take a jack to it! ha ha. Most ball joints these days use a nylon bushing inside and a polished stud. It would be easy to crack that nylon bushing with too much force in the wrong direction. I removed my rig's spindle (fairly easy) and it came out pretty easy on a press. That took less time than running to Harbor Freight to buy a jack, and sift around for a bunch of boards, etc.
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Here's what happens when you lose a ball joint in Moab. Can't believe this was 9 year ago!
You can't tell from the first pic, but this is the angle he was at when it broke, and this is the position the truck stayed in for the repair.
You can't tell from the first pic, but this is the angle he was at when it broke, and this is the position the truck stayed in for the repair.
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That looks exciting! Did they actually have a replacement in Moab?
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I believe he was carrying the ball joint. It also needed a new CV axle and he had an incorrect one; 3Hummers had the correct ones with him. No trips to town were required.