Ball Joint Amazement
Posted: Mon Nov 20, 2017 9:39 am
I replaced the passenger side ball joint boots this past weekend (fun! ). They were both torn, but the driver's side are just fine. Strange.
Anyway, I have a huge stack of repair receipts for the Bus across its entire 250,000+ mile history with no record of ball joint replacement.
I was shocked, and pleasantly surprised, to discover NO play whatsoever in either joint on the passenger side. I'm assuming the driver's side should be in similar condition.
Given all the horror stories about replacement joints, I'm very happy.
Did I just get lucky, were the joints replaced at some point, or is this typical?
Anyway, I have a huge stack of repair receipts for the Bus across its entire 250,000+ mile history with no record of ball joint replacement.
I was shocked, and pleasantly surprised, to discover NO play whatsoever in either joint on the passenger side. I'm assuming the driver's side should be in similar condition.
Given all the horror stories about replacement joints, I'm very happy.
Did I just get lucky, were the joints replaced at some point, or is this typical?