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why would the upper ball jouint break
I backed out of a parking spot and and put the truck in drive before I went 10 feet the right wheel poped off at the upper right ball joint. The ball joint seperated from the upper A arm leaving the top half of the ball joint in place. I was left setting on top of the tire and hub assembly.
08/17/2007, 2:24PM
Hi lopaka,
There are several reason that your balljoint has been damaged and or break apart. Below are just a few of the possible reasons.
1. Your Tire and wheel offset.
2. Heavy off-road usage.
3. Excessive towing and/or hawling.
4. Running up onto curbs/parking stops.
5. Hitting curbs from the side.
6. Faulty materials.
Hope this helps!