Who's had there ball joint brake ?????

I just want to see how common is this problem... I recently had my right ball joint brake out of the blue while driving on the road, has anybody had this problem happen more then once ? why did it happen, how common is this???? any advice or mods would help. For now on, what im doing is getting moog's and replacing them frequently sense there lifetime warranty.

 

*break

I have not had it happen but I have not done any extreme off roading.

 

i know there was a recall on the 2001 to 2004 front balljoint...

don't know if there was one for previous years...

 

Did the BJ break or the bolts connecting the lower to the spindle?

 

no the bolts were all there... the big one broke where it goes in on the LCA it was weird because it happen doing a u-turn and i hit the curb just like anybody on a truck or suv would and bam just heard a big pop and dropped. and for the record i wasn't or didn't hit the curb like a jackass i literally tap it. like when you make a u-turn and you hurry because cars are coming....... like that

 

*their

 

How many miles were or are on the truck when the joint broke, and do you do alot of off roading?

 

Stop bustin my ballz - anyways, you could of just hit that curb at the perfect angle to do some damage.

 

Lucky it happened during a U-turn.
Before the recall on the Tundra, a few had let go at highway speed. Thrashed the fender.
Same thing... broke the stud, not the mounting bolts.

 

*busting

*balls

*could have

 

tuck has 196k but i replaced the joints a year ago with new tie rods did a couple of off roading ... went to rattle snake 2wice that all i can remember

 

maybe or maybe there were cheap ball joints from autozone "/ BTW i bought them from a guy too but there were new he never put them on his truck because he sold it before he could replace the ballz and rod...

i know right it sucked but at the same time i was happy it happened like that i started thinking... high speed or miles away on a trail... that would of sucked

 

I busted my front left upper ball joint going down a bumpy road, never really wheeled my truck and it was a factory joint, truck had about 120,000 on it at the time...

 

I just seperated my lower passenger ball joint on my 99 tacoma 2.5" lift. I installed them just over a year ago.. Luckily i was going 2 mph and only 5 miles in on the trail. (Had a bear of a time getting a flat-bed tow-truck back there though). PS.. Never buy Mevotech Ball Joints.. If that had been at 65mph it would have been fatal.

 

just for the heads up get Moogs brands at o'rileys or anywhere they sell moog, there lifetime warranty so you can replace them at no cost and more frequently

 

X2, and I have always heard that moog ball joints are better than most brands anyway

 

i just got my warranty information filed with carparts.com.. They are going to refund the money since i will not buy another mevotech part, and have already ordered moog replacements. Good call TROKITA.. Nice Truck BTW.. what leaf's do you have in the rear?? Oh, and FYI, if anyone wants to contact mevotech about other Ball Joint failures it seems the right person is Helmut Huber HHuber at mevotech dot com. He was very helpful and stated that if i didn't want the money back i could send them directly to them to be diagnosed.. Which i will probably do.. I'm seriously worried that others may have purchased these and they will fail at much higher speeds.. Causing loss of life or major damage..

 

ya moogs are american made and i heard that there really good and this goes for the tierods aswell. i wouldnt be able to tell you what leafs i have "/ i got the truck with the lift and its a trail master lift so i wouldn't know sorry

 

The largest hassle has been buying a new CV axle, upper ball joint, and outer tie rod.. Since the ones in the photo was damaged when the lower separated.. Oh the joys of working on my truck.. It seems to never end.. But i have to say... I may just opt for uniball uca's and cast lca's in the near future... Still need a lower ball joint, but will no longer have to worry that the upper is going to fatigue/let loose.

 

Looks nice.. KIR (Keep it Running) and you'll be good to go..