Quote Originally Posted by 61bone
Think maybe a little preventative maintenence might be in order? Next time you might not be so lucky.
Actually, all the parts involved are just a year old. I did the whole works, bought a kit that had upper and lower BJ. Inner and outer tie rod ends with new sleeves. Stab links, idler arm and sector just so I wouldn't have this kind of problem, or any problem for that matter. The shank broke at the ball surface, when you look at it, you can see where it started at a riser and progressed until it let go. Who looks for it to fail at one year old? My only concern now is, was it a freakish deal, or is the lower balljoint on the otherside of the same quality? Since there is no right or left, it could have been stamped out by the same machine that has caused a riser in the shank? Who knows? The parts guy's are waiting for the manufacturing rep to get back to us. Doubt if anything will come of it, if a string of faulty parts are discovered, I don't imagine I'll be included in the knowledge of it, not the kind of thing they would want you to know. The "not me, not my fault" syndrome should be in full swing on this one. Sniper