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are loose ball joints dangerous?? 700 1986

posted by  raidman on  Thu Aug 5 16:50 CST 2010
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Just dropped off my 86 740 SW in Houston (swapped son for his 93 245 that needs trailing arm bushings and propeller shaft bearing housing, which I plan to replace using my friend's lift this week). However on the drive up I kept hearing a knocking sound from the passenger side front end. I had just replaced the driver's side ball joint and associated sway bar bushings (BTW, yellow polyurethane bushings wear out quickly in sway bars!). I think the symptoms are indicating a worn out ball joint on the passenger side.
Now for the question: How long does he have before the ball joint totally falls off and I lose the evolutionary race to keep my last name into the future??
I plan to drive his 245 up in 2 weeks after I do the work (IPD poly TAB's....yowzaaaaa!)
Is 2 weeks on a slightly noisy ball joint OK? I am afraid of the Houston traffic, as one has to drive so "balls out" in the big city.
Am I OK to be a worried dad?
el raidman






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