BIG PROBLEM!! with lower a-arm ball joint
Go to your local bike store and buy some liquid moly lube for cables. BikeAid brand is preferred. It comes in a saline solution looking bottle with a flip top, and a very long thin needle. Run the needle between the boot and ball joint shaft, and squirt for a few seconds, stop, then repeat, until a bit of the solution comes out the boot joint. work the joint around and let set a few minutes. This is moly suspended in a solution that evaporates leaving only dry moly which is awesome for extending the life, and leaves no greasy residue to attract dirt. The stuff is cheap too, works great on cables and pivot points(I use it in the a-ams bushings I designed which have lasted over a season of GNCC,
whent out to day looking for that stuff no where to be had.
what about sume kind of teflon liquid.
brad thank you so much
whent out to day looking for that stuff no where to be had.
what about sume kind of teflon liquid.
brad thank you so much
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Does anyone have a picture of their failed ball joint? I am curious how most of them are failing.
Mine were loose, but had no visible failure. After I put the new ones in I tapped the lids of the old ones and peened the lid in place. They felt fine after I did this. I kept them for spares, so when or if the new ones wear out I'll put these back in and see how they do.
Mine were loose, but had no visible failure. After I put the new ones in I tapped the lids of the old ones and peened the lid in place. They felt fine after I did this. I kept them for spares, so when or if the new ones wear out I'll put these back in and see how they do.
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Whats the deal with the ball joints guys?Rode this weekend at LBL and while going down a nasty hill 3rd gear POP out comes the right side lower ball joint managed to not die(as you can tell)but scared the **** out of me.We managed to pop it back in and with some thick wire wrapped around the balljoint and a arm I was able to ride the rest of the weekend.Where can a man get the good balljoints and what kind of price are we looking at?Does anyone have any suggestions on replacement A arms that wont put a brother in the poor house?:confused:
www.atk.com parts i think it was $ 26 ea
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