Thank you. I'll be in touchgermansupplyscott wrote:yes, exactly. i had some of the ocap also but when i heard about this possible issue i removed them from the website.
Ball joints revisited.
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Mine are Lemforder. . . . . . . . . .germansupplyscott wrote: most joints have some marking stamped on them.
BobD - 78 Bus . . . 112,730 miles
Chloe - 70 bus . . . 217,593 miles
Naranja - 77 Westy . . . 142,970 miles
Pluck - 1973 Squareback . . . . . . 55,600 miles
Alexus - 91 Lexus LS400 . . . 96,675 miles
Chloe - 70 bus . . . 217,593 miles
Naranja - 77 Westy . . . 142,970 miles
Pluck - 1973 Squareback . . . . . . 55,600 miles
Alexus - 91 Lexus LS400 . . . 96,675 miles
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Maybe you got the one bad outa 10,000...
No sense pissing yourself off forver, change those things out when you can afford it. Your bus should make you happy.
Hey a question, can one assume that if tie rods are shot then so are ball joints? Gotta do em' on the Beetle this spring, no sense doing a 1/2 assed job.
No sense pissing yourself off forver, change those things out when you can afford it. Your bus should make you happy.
Hey a question, can one assume that if tie rods are shot then so are ball joints? Gotta do em' on the Beetle this spring, no sense doing a 1/2 assed job.
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Nope. Ball joints usually outlast tie rod ends for no better reason than that the boots last longer.hambone wrote: Hey a question, can one assume that if tie rods are shot then so are ball joints?
Colin
BobD - 78 Bus . . . 112,730 miles
Chloe - 70 bus . . . 217,593 miles
Naranja - 77 Westy . . . 142,970 miles
Pluck - 1973 Squareback . . . . . . 55,600 miles
Alexus - 91 Lexus LS400 . . . 96,675 miles
Chloe - 70 bus . . . 217,593 miles
Naranja - 77 Westy . . . 142,970 miles
Pluck - 1973 Squareback . . . . . . 55,600 miles
Alexus - 91 Lexus LS400 . . . 96,675 miles
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What if the boots are torn? I think they are...
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My balljoints match the lemforder picture. This does bring back the memory of 1992 or so when I let a shop attempt the job. I drove about 2 miles and the suspension siezed. The shop said it was my gas shocks. Huh? Pulled shocks, still stuck. They "fixed" it, but I ended up later redoing myself. It seems possible that incorrect pressing may be responsible. I did alot of asking around before the last replacement. Good luck, and hope this helps.
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I packed the rip with grease for 26 years. . . . kept the dirt out nicely. I am still sorry I changed out my ball joints. They worked fine.hambone wrote:What if the boots are torn? I think they are...
BobD - 78 Bus . . . 112,730 miles
Chloe - 70 bus . . . 217,593 miles
Naranja - 77 Westy . . . 142,970 miles
Pluck - 1973 Squareback . . . . . . 55,600 miles
Alexus - 91 Lexus LS400 . . . 96,675 miles
Chloe - 70 bus . . . 217,593 miles
Naranja - 77 Westy . . . 142,970 miles
Pluck - 1973 Squareback . . . . . . 55,600 miles
Alexus - 91 Lexus LS400 . . . 96,675 miles
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Is there no respite from idiocy??????bus71 wrote: I let a shop attempt the job. I drove about 2 miles and the suspension siezed. The shop said it was my gas shocks. Huh? Pulled shocks, still stuck.
Colin
BobD - 78 Bus . . . 112,730 miles
Chloe - 70 bus . . . 217,593 miles
Naranja - 77 Westy . . . 142,970 miles
Pluck - 1973 Squareback . . . . . . 55,600 miles
Alexus - 91 Lexus LS400 . . . 96,675 miles
Chloe - 70 bus . . . 217,593 miles
Naranja - 77 Westy . . . 142,970 miles
Pluck - 1973 Squareback . . . . . . 55,600 miles
Alexus - 91 Lexus LS400 . . . 96,675 miles
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Thanks Colin for your advice, I will pack away! Grease is cheap, OE German quality is but vapor these days...
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Is this the final word on the topic? I've got horribly ripped boots and nasty looking grease in there, but the steering seems fine. Hate to replace what isn't broken with something that might be not as good. Has anyone thought of a way to hack some kind of boot replacement? I have seen replacement CV boots that are split, and go around the joint like a kimono.Amskeptic wrote:I packed the rip with grease for 26 years. . . . kept the dirt out nicely. I am still sorry I changed out my ball joints. They worked fine.hambone wrote:What if the boots are torn? I think they are...