So I broke the right front ball joint on the main steering assembly end today while up on the hill from the cabin. Thank goodness for a bungee cord to get me back down to the cabin, held in place to creep back down.
Question is: I knew they were pretty much shot already due to previous owner, had (slightly) bent both tie rods. Rubber has been gone for awhile from both ends’ ball joints, on both sides.
Replace just the ball joints, or go ahead and bite the bullet/wallet and replace the whole tie rod with new ball joints on both ends?
I think I know the answer—but haven’t looked on Messicks yet to see what that answer is going to cost me.
Yeah they really were that bad. Can’t believe they lasted as long as they did.
Question is: I knew they were pretty much shot already due to previous owner, had (slightly) bent both tie rods. Rubber has been gone for awhile from both ends’ ball joints, on both sides.
Replace just the ball joints, or go ahead and bite the bullet/wallet and replace the whole tie rod with new ball joints on both ends?
I think I know the answer—but haven’t looked on Messicks yet to see what that answer is going to cost me.
Yeah they really were that bad. Can’t believe they lasted as long as they did.
