Ball Joints - WTF?

Pretty sure @dharmab was going in to service and breaking our ball joints.

you will have them in 2 weeks.

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Thanks guys. Hoped this could be a serious thread. I feel like sling down. Service guy gave me a stop ride. Had sling plans for the weekend that are now pooched. I will have to suffer a hybrid family sedan.

The only good news is that there is now proof out in the wild that I have more balls than Cameron and the Doc. They may be damaged, but I have at least 3 balls.

Yeah, I have some suspicion that Dharma may have something to do with it. Not sure if that is because he likes me more and wants to make sure I come back, or likes me less and did more damage. Hmmm.

Why on earth would you expect anything to do with the slingshot would be serious? There's literally nothing serious about this machine!

Buddy that sucks especially on a holiday weekend. There were a couple of threads about bad ball joints.

I actually stopped into the dealership and asked them to look at my balls....joints (upper) because they were loose. They ordered them last Friday and they came in under warranty on Tuesday. Lucky me, I asked first.

Yea the threads were all over there.

I'm on my second set.....smh 3rd will be installed in a few weeks.

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I'm on my second set.....smh 3rd will be installed in a few weeks.

Still on my first at 35,000 miles, I reckon that I need to check. I have not seen or heard anything on the ball joints.

My boss has 13k on his and needs only 1. I think driving style and roughness of road has a Lil help in it too. He baby's the cap outta his with the occasional parking lot donut, I on the other hand do not baby mine.

min was loose so they replaced under warranty ... they got the parts in about a week or two while i was waiting for warranty rear spocket.

it was borderline but I had them replace since it was in the shop already waiting anyway... needed both upper ...

what should I look for to know when they start going bad?

I have had problems with axle bearings, swing arm pivot bearings, and coolant bottles. Doesn't mean you will have the same issues tho. Look at my posts I made a complete list of every item I ever had a issue with I think the post is called another failure.

I have not had any issues with ball joints or coolant bottles. And the rear bearing is hanging in there. 19000 very very very hard miles.

Very jealous rab!!!!!