This photo sent in by Phil Green from Lincoln shows a front suspension ball joint completely separated from the lower suspension arm. The owner brought the vehicle in complaining of a knock when driving around corners. Apparently it turned out a new ball joint was fitted only 1 week before at a different garage. Unfortunately for the owner, not only the joint and arm needed replacing; the tyre too needed replacing The failure of the joint meant that the inner edge of the tyre was worn and the cords exposed.
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5 comments
Comment by jimmy posted on
Got to agree. Looks a lot older
Comment by Shaun posted on
I agree there is no way the ball joint is only a week old unless it was parked in the sea. You can see it's been changed at some point due to the Impact marks on the suspension arm.
Comment by Jim. posted on
It's rusted quickly considering its only a week old 😉
Comment by andy posted on
There's no way that ball joint is only a week old, maybe the owner doesn't know what a ball joint is!
Comment by Alan posted on
Or what a week is.