[Supras] 89 NA Ball Joints

[Jeff Mohler]

I dont wanna hear it..;)

But thats for those who cant corner weight.  ;)



On Nov 19, 2007 3:48 PM, Arnout v.d. Kamp <arnout at supras.nl> wrote:

> it helps if the driver is 150 lbs instead of 350 lbs Jeff!
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jeff Mohler" <speedtoys.racing at gmail.com>
> To: "Bob" <bob at hairballcreations.com>
> Cc: <supras at supras.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2007 12:36 AM
> Subject: Re: [Supras] 89 NA Ball Joints
>
>
> The joints on most cars are not sercivable..the grease dries out over
> time,
> wear starts.
>
> Doesnt matter on age really.
>
> 20yrs old, whether its 1mi of use or 200k.
>
>
>
> On Nov 19, 2007 3:34 PM, Bob <bob at hairballcreations.com> wrote:
>
> >  That is the problem… I believe this car has had the same problem since
> > 2000 and just been sitting in dry storage.
> >
> >
> >
> > Really these joints were bad at 11 years old and just over 50K.  Kind of
> > early for a car that didn't get driven.
> >
> >
> >
> > Yes I am still pissed… I hired and paid these guys.  Now I wonder what
> > else they missed…
> >
> >
> >
> > Heck, these were the good employees, not like the idiot who broke a
> > Hyundai Rotor off the hat because he used a sledge hammer to remove it
> > (you
> > can't make this **** up)
> >
> >
> >
> > Bob
> >
> >
> >  ------------------------------
> >
> > *From:* Jeff Mohler [mailto:speedtoys.racing at gmail.com]
> > *Sent:* Monday, November 19, 2007 6:27 PM
> > *To:* Bob
> > *Cc:* supras at supras.com
> > *Subject:* Re: [Supras] 89 NA Ball Joints
> >
> >
> >
> > Ya..your _20_ year old car has bad ball joints.
> >
> > Accept it...20-years-old.
> >
> >
> >  On Nov 19, 2007 3:22 PM, Bob <bob at hairballcreations.com > wrote:
> >
> > So am I the only one here who hasn't replaced their lower ball joints?
> >
> > I have been assuming they were fine because two different mechanics told
> > me
> > so and I just took a pry bar to them and they are (*&^%%*&^%^%$# falling
> > off.
> >
> > Is this a weak point I didn't know about?  The car has like 60K on it.
> >
> > As you can tell I am venting.  I have spent way too much money chasing
> > this
> > problem only to find out that my former employees didn't know their ***
> > from
> > a hole in the ground and I may be worse because I took their word for it
> > and
> > wasted a lot of time and money missing this simple problem.
> >
> > I am sill pissed but this rant sort of helped
> >
> > Bob
> >
> >
> >
> >
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