RE: [DMCForum] Re: Lower ball joint replacement

["Dave Stragand" <dave.stragand@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

You can replace just one.

An out-of-balance wheel, bad or loose bearing, or a bad shock can also
cause
cupping.  (Shocks should be replaced in pairs).

Here's a good guide to "reading" tires.
http://www.shorelandr.com/pages/o_tirewear.html  I forget the exact kind
of
wear you had, Rich.

-Dave


-----Original Message-----
From: cruznmd [mailto:racuti1@xxxxxxxxxxxx] 
Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2003 10:24 AM
To: DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [DMCForum] Re: Lower ball joint replacement


Hm. Ok. This is a little more involved than I thought.

I ask because Dave noticed an odd pattern wear on the driver's front 
tire.

Handling isn't that bad but could be better. The question is what's 
the cause? Worn tie rod ends? Worn steering rack? Worn ball joint?

Occasional symptom is a vibration in the steering wheel, which 
sometimes occurs after a hard braking. I originally thought it was a 
caliper dragging but it has happened once or twice without braking at 
all. The odd thing is, the vibration starts, then it just fades away 
for no apparent reason and all is well.

The odd wear pattern and the vibration seem to be limited to the 
driver's side. Is it permissible to replace only one or do they have 
to be done in pairs?

Rich

--- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Dave Stragand" <dave.stragand@xxxx> 
wrote:
> Ball joint press... yeah, that would work as well.  I have one of 
those,
> too, but forgot about it.  Normally, I change the bushings when I 
change
> ball joints, so I just do it on a press.
>  
> A ball joint press kinda looks like a big C-clamp with adapters to 
fit
> around the joint.  On installing the new one, it needs to go in 
very snug.
> If it's loose, Grady's sells a shim pair that will tighten up the 
fit.
>  
> -Dave
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: content22207 [mailto:brobertson@xxxx] 
> Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2003 9:45 AM
> To: DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [DMCForum] Re: Lower ball joint replacement
> 
> 
> Autozone "rents" (pay a deposit, refunded when tools returned) both
> pickle fork and ball joint press. 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]



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