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I was also wondering about how it came loose. We have a bunch of rough
roads around here and I have to cross over several cattle guards. I wonder
if the nut came loose and then hitting pot holes and cattle guards knocked
the pin loose. I hope and pray that the hole in the knuckle hasn't been
worn out a little bit. I'll have to see how the new ball joints fit. I'll
keep everybody posted.
Thanks,
Joe Brown
On Sat, Mar 8, 2025, 9:45=E2=80=AFPM Jay Laifman <jay.laifman@gmail.com> wr=
ote:
> Wow. That is really scary. Thanks for the warning.
>
> I see what you are saying about the castle nuts. However, I have to say,
> in all the years I've taken off ball joints or tie rods, I've never ever
> had one just slide off, and they always needed a tool and a lot of force.
> So I'm wondering if something else happened there.
>
> On Sat, Mar 8, 2025 at 2:19=E2=80=AFPM Joe Brown <jbbrown1980@gmail.com> =
wrote:
>
>> So, I took my Tiger out yesterday for a short drive and as I was just
>> about home (maybe a hundred yards from my driveway) the right front
>> suspension dropped to the ground and I skidded several yards before
>> stopping. All I could think of was the old stories about exploding ball
>> joints.
>>
>> I walked to my house and threw a floor jack and some jack stands in my
>> truck and drove back to the Tiger. I managed to get the front end jacke=
d
>> up and discovered that the nut on the lower ball joint was gone and the
>> lower A arm had dropped to the road. My suspension pieces are at least =
30
>> years old and the ball joints were held on with nylock nuts. I managed t=
o
>> wrap a ratchet strap around the upper and lower A arms and I was able to
>> slowly drive the car into my garage.
>>
>> I am very lucky that:
>> 1. I was going pretty slow at the time
>> 2. The front end landed in some loose gravel on the side of the road
>> 3. None of the body work was damaged
>> 4. And nothing else in the suspension looks to be damaged; just scraped
>> up
>>
>> If this had happened 5 minutes earlier I would have been doing 60 on a
>> winding road and I would have wound up in a ditch.
>>
>> So I'm ordering a new set of ball joints and I will drill them out for
>> castle nuts so I don't have to worry about a nut working its way loose
>> again.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Joe Brown
>>
>>
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<div dir=3D"auto">I was also wondering about how it came loose.=C2=A0 We ha=
ve a bunch of rough roads around here and I have to cross over several catt=
le guards. I wonder if the nut came loose and then hitting pot holes and ca=
ttle guards knocked the pin loose. I hope and pray that the hole in the knu=
ckle hasn't been worn out a little bit. I'll have to see how the ne=
w ball joints fit.=C2=A0 I'll keep everybody posted.<div dir=3D"auto"><=
br></div><div dir=3D"auto">Thanks,</div><div dir=3D"auto">Joe Brown=C2=A0</=
div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir=3D"=
ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Sat, Mar 8, 2025, 9:45=E2=80=AFPM Jay Laifman =
<<a href=3D"mailto:jay.laifman@gmail.com";>jay.laifman@gmail.com</a>> =
wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8e=
x;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr">Wow.=C2=A0 =
That is really scary. Thanks for the warning. =C2=A0<div><br></div><div>I s=
ee what you are saying about the castle nuts.=C2=A0 However, I have to say,=
in all the years I've taken off ball joints or tie rods, I've neve=
r ever had one just slide off, and they always needed a tool and a lot of f=
orce.=C2=A0 So I'm wondering if something else happened there. =C2=A0</=
div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_at=
tr">On Sat, Mar 8, 2025 at 2:19=E2=80=AFPM Joe Brown <<a href=3D"mailto:=
jbbrown1980@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noreferrer">jbbrown1980@gma=
il.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"m=
argin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;borde=
r-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr">So,=C2=A0 =
I took my Tiger out yesterday for a short drive and as I was just about hom=
e (maybe a hundred yards from my driveway) the right front suspension=C2=A0=
dropped to the ground and I skidded several yards before stopping.=C2=A0 Al=
l I could think of was the old stories about exploding ball joints.=C2=A0<d=
iv><br></div><div>I walked to my house and threw a floor jack and some jack=
stands in my truck and drove back to the Tiger.=C2=A0 I managed to get the=
front end jacked up and discovered that the nut on the lower ball joint wa=
s gone and the lower A arm had dropped to the road.=C2=A0 My suspension pie=
ces are at least 30 years old and the ball joints were=C2=A0held on with ny=
lock nuts. I managed to wrap a ratchet strap around the upper and lower A a=
rms and I was able to slowly drive the car into my garage.=C2=A0</div><div>=
<br></div><div>I am very lucky that:=C2=A0</div><div>1. I was going pretty =
slow at the time</div><div>2. The front end landed in some loose gravel on =
the side of the road</div><div>3. None of the body work was damaged</div><d=
iv>4.=C2=A0 And nothing else in the suspension looks to be damaged; just sc=
raped up</div><div><br></div><div>If this had happened 5 minutes earlier I =
would have been doing 60 on a winding road and I would have wound up in a d=
itch.</div><div><br></div><div>So I'm ordering a new set of ball joints=
and I will drill them out for castle nuts so I don't have to worry abo=
ut a nut working its way loose again.=C2=A0=C2=A0</div><div><br></div><div>=
Regards,</div><div>Joe Brown</div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div>
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