A-Arm Ball Joint Greasing
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A-Arm Ball Joint Greasing
As I have read the problems with the a-rms ball joints coming out, I have a few questions. Do they only come loose if your doing alot of high jumping and real heavy hard MX stuff??? ALso how would u grease them, do you take the ring off the rubber to get a needle in there, or is the metal ring non removable?? Also is it a sure thing these ball joints will fail, I get worried when riding now, and not sure of it's worth keeping the bike, I already put over $1500 into the engine and now this problem comes along. Don't get me wrong I love the bike but I don't want it to kill me either becasue of a defect. I have an 03 Cannibal and have the newer joints with the metal ring on them. Any thoughts??
If you take the needle in hand, you can work it down in between the clip and into the joint. Then insert into the gun and juice it up.
Any unlubricated joint is going to grow increasingly sloppy regardles of riding style. Obviously, the harder you ride and higher you jump, the quicker it'll wear. When the slop gets excessive, start worrying. If your getting an 1/8" of movement in a single joint, it's time to be replacing it. I had more than that in mine and they didn't come apart. I don't believe a tight joint is going to come apart- you can ride with confidence. At least I do.
Any unlubricated joint is going to grow increasingly sloppy regardles of riding style. Obviously, the harder you ride and higher you jump, the quicker it'll wear. When the slop gets excessive, start worrying. If your getting an 1/8" of movement in a single joint, it's time to be replacing it. I had more than that in mine and they didn't come apart. I don't believe a tight joint is going to come apart- you can ride with confidence. At least I do.
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Originally posted by cdrookie
my lower right one is bad. not terribly so but you can move it. i trail ride and do some hare scrambles. we hit some seriously rocky stuff when we ride and it hasn't broke yet. i don't worry about it. just saving for some new arms.
my lower right one is bad. not terribly so but you can move it. i trail ride and do some hare scrambles. we hit some seriously rocky stuff when we ride and it hasn't broke yet. i don't worry about it. just saving for some new arms.
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