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So what I had originally thought was a little slop in the bushings turned out that my nuts were loose!
Moral of the story.. even if you’ve locktited your SATV a arm jam nuts. You should prolly check them. I had them tight and hadn’t had any issues until I felt a little slop here a little bit ago. What I assumed was the bushings turned out to be the nuts. I don’t think they backed off. I suspect that they wore the weld down on the end of the tube and allowed for play. Which in turn seems to have worn the balljoint or eye in the a arm. Good thing they have c clips on them! Unfortunately, I don’t have any sore balljoints. They were on my list that I forgot to order after Takeover and now here we are. Good thing we’re not leaving for a big trip in 2 days. Oh well, f*** it!
Moral of the story.. even if you’ve locktited your SATV a arm jam nuts. You should prolly check them. I had them tight and hadn’t had any issues until I felt a little slop here a little bit ago. What I assumed was the bushings turned out to be the nuts. I don’t think they backed off. I suspect that they wore the weld down on the end of the tube and allowed for play. Which in turn seems to have worn the balljoint or eye in the a arm. Good thing they have c clips on them! Unfortunately, I don’t have any sore balljoints. They were on my list that I forgot to order after Takeover and now here we are. Good thing we’re not leaving for a big trip in 2 days. Oh well, f*** it!
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Yeah, pretty sure the clip isn’t what’s suppose to be holding the ball joint IN!
Russ989
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The clip keeps it from dropping out in theory but the last set I replaced had to be pressed out. That was the repair job on my buddy’s P500. He missed the corner and ditched it which broke the top ball joint.
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Yes.. they should have to be pressed in and out. But mine is a little loose from the jam nuts backing off the T’s. I was just being facetious
Neohio
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I have a set of satv ball joints in stock if you needd em
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Mehhh, I’m headed to Justin’s in a few days. I’ll pick a couple up at Abernathy’s on the way. But thanks! I’m not overly concerned about it.
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Looks like your hole has been stretched
Russ989
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This is getting inappropriate!Looks like your hole has been stretched
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ohanacreek
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I’m just going to screenshot this for “reasons”
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Lots of heavy breathing and some back n forth motions.... is your boyfriend behind you?
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Why y’all gotta put that bad juju on me...
ohanacreek
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If your nuts are loose and your hole is that worn out, it’s seems like a bad idea to go that deep into the west. You might break your back on a mountain or something. I would get those new balls on for protection.
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It would probably survive but you dont want to be on a ledge in moab with a broken ball joint. An hour or 2 worth of work now would sure be better than on vacation.
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Here’s the thing.. I don’t have a ball joint and even if I did, it’s possibly the socket that’s worn. I maybe fixing it at Justin’s or in Moab. But I’m seeing what SATV will do for getting it to me before I leave or even shipping it to Justin’s or where were staying in Moab.
