Another creaky ball joint warning!

[Subaru ETA]

i would agree with ryan - mitsi ones fail too!! i fitted some arms to my mates vr4 i got from BNT ages ago and it hasnt fallen apart! it would of jsut been a batch that camskill had bought in

[wintertidenz]

So Brad, you're telling me that the ones we fitted to my car should be swapped ASAP too? Because they certainly weren't Mitsi ones!

[bradc]

I think that everyone should be extremely careful with the arms, especially if they aren't mitsi and replace them at the first noise they make.

If it was my money, I'd buy mitsi ones (and I have)

[raph]

Strangely though, they never seem to happen at speed, only at below 50kmh.

Sorry to hear of the damage, but you're right, it could have been a lot worse!

True,thank goodness ..like i said,all galant derivatives suffer the same problem..galant,eclipse,talon,sebring,avenger,stra tus etc etc

The worst thing about it is that in every case ive seen/heard of,the wing/guard gets ruined in the process .
.. which means a trip to the panel beater and paint

[raph]

And please fit the balljoint so that it sits almost flush and inspect the boot

Failure is caused by torn boot/ water seeping past the boot,rinsing the grease out and the joint rusts

[giblet]

Noticed a grinding noise when moving the wheel yesterday at low speeds. Needless to say the car is now parked up. Will jack it up tomorrow and check the straight arms

[KiwiTT]

I've had mine replaced in the past.

[giblet]

I heard back from mitsubishi today saying the car had no outstanding recalls. So the arms have been changed at some point before. The car is on 103k and has been on lowered suspension for the past 20k or so miles so that probably made it worse

[giblet]

Anyone know the best way to check the straight arms, or is it just a case of tugging on them and seeing how much play there is?

[peter thomson]

Unbolting them is the best way

[giblet]

How hard is that? Im the kind of person who is lost without a haynes manual!

[gorgath]

How hard is that? Im the kind of person who is lost without a haynes manual!

If you have the right tools, would be easy.

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