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Balljoint just broke on my car


Cueman

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Yep, just pulling itno the gas station, and the front end dropped...Shit! Wheel was on a 45 degree angle pulled the shaft (inner CV?) joint apart

Had to call a tow truck, now its on the street in front of my house on some 4x4's

I am going to pick up a new balljoint, and a new CV boot. Is there anything I special I have to do when I pute the shaft back together?

I have never done anything with the CV joints.

 

Any help or things to watch out for?

Its dark and like 20degrees outside!

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Yep, just pulling itno the gas station, and the front end dropped...Shit! Wheel was on a 45 degree angle pulled the shaft (inner CV?) joint apart

Had to call a tow truck, now its on the street in front of my house on some 4x4's

I am going to pick up a new balljoint, and a new CV boot. Is there anything I special I have to do when I pute the shaft back together?

I have never done anything with the CV joints.

 

Any help or things to watch out for?

Its dark and like 20degrees outside!

 

save yourself the hassle and just buy a complete new driveshaft.

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I will go and buy a new driveshaft today. Its just a matter of taking off the axel nut, and seperating the shaft from the hub then right?

 

Does the strut assembly have to come out also?

The strut assembly right now does not seem like it is easily compressed, to get it back up, and over onto the new balljoint.

 

I am stuck, because its on the street right now, I need to get it up my driveway an dinto the garage to work on it. If I remove the driveshaft completly, and put on a new balljoint, will I be able to move it about 50' safely?

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After the tie rod and balljoint, yes, it's just a matter of the axle nut. The strut assembly will stay in the car.

 

as far as I can remember, you don't need to compress it at all to get the balljoint back in. but if you do, just carefully stick a block of wood and a jack under the area where the tierod bolts into it. and jack it up a little bit.

 

If you just put the balljoint back in, it should move just fine. with the tierod in too, obviously, of else that wheel will go where it wants to while you're pushing it.

 

I just hope you didn't damage the tierod or, even worse, the steering rack. Seems like it would take a hard hit.

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