90xj06
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Peabody, MA
I just got new tires for my 88 and when they went to do the alignment they said I had "weak" ball joints. Ok they are probably the original except for one. Anyway I replaced the drives side upper and lower first. And it got really bad bump steer and will not return to center. I ended up doing the other side too and it didn't make the steering worse.
I just popped the knuckle off the lower ball joint and it spins really free. Until I tighten the nut enough to just grab the lower ball joint shaft. Now the guy at the tire center called this memory steer and it will clear up when it wears a bit. But I'm not buying it. Is my new lower ball joint just a dud? I'm thinking of getting a set of Dana (spicer) ball joints. And maybe just swapping the lower out. Also I didn't try to touch that split ring thing as it is mostly fused into the knuckle. I haven't checked the resistance on the passengers side but I'd assume it would get worse if that one was bad too.
I just popped the knuckle off the lower ball joint and it spins really free. Until I tighten the nut enough to just grab the lower ball joint shaft. Now the guy at the tire center called this memory steer and it will clear up when it wears a bit. But I'm not buying it. Is my new lower ball joint just a dud? I'm thinking of getting a set of Dana (spicer) ball joints. And maybe just swapping the lower out. Also I didn't try to touch that split ring thing as it is mostly fused into the knuckle. I haven't checked the resistance on the passengers side but I'd assume it would get worse if that one was bad too.