So found this. While I wait for a replacement, is this okay to drive on the road? Can I offroad safely? Opinions? View attachment 353888
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The balljoint should be flush. There is a gap. So basically the lower balljoint is pressed out a little. I have to order the knurled version to fix it.What part of the photo are you concerned with?
The balljoint should be flush. There is a gap. So basically the lower balljoint is pressed out a little. I have to order the knurled version to fix it.
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Yes I pressed it in myself per the instructions. The old balljoints were knurled and I bought non knurled but didn't know it until install. They pressed in okay when I first did it but they might have moved since install. My uppers did the same thing and had them replaced. Lowers were fine until I just saw them today. Im just worried if they will move out anymore.Are you sure it was pressed in all the way to start with and has moved out? If not just press it in a little further
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So found this. While I wait for a replacement, is this okay to drive on the road? Can I offroad safely? Opinions? View attachment 353888
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I'll take a pic of the lower ball joint on my JK but I'm pretty sure it's pressed with a much smaller gap.
If may be the angle of the photo but is the zerk fitting rotated and keeping it from pressing all the way in?
Yes I pressed it in myself per the instructions. The old balljoints were knurled and I bought non knurled but didn't know it until install. They pressed in okay when I first did it but they might have moved since install. My uppers did the same thing and had them replaced. Lowers were fine until I just saw them today. Im just worried if they will move out anymore.
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I thought once you pressed in knurled you should never go back to non knurled due to the scoring it makes in the hole.
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How can the bottom joint even go down without the top one moving?
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That's a legit question. I read somewhere that the lower ball joint on JK's is the only load bearing joint. To me, that means the upper joint is of a different design than the lower one. As if the upper one is only along for the ride. Hope someone has an answer for this, even though this is not a JK we are talking about here is it.