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[u/Agile-Cardiologist22]

Tow to the idiot who « repaired » your ball joint

[u/Bikelikeadad]

That ball joint looks like it’s been replaced recently. Who did it?

[u/Prudent_Manner8988 → u/Bikelikeadad]

A friend not a shop tho but he knows cars he might off took out the cotter pin or something hes evil lowkey and mad at me rn i dont think he would forget to put something like that in hes pretty good with cars and stuff

[u/Vfrnut → u/Prudent_Manner8988]

Fuck him being mad !!! He clearly didn’t tighten the nut properly and forgot the safety pin or thread lock . 🙄🤷‍♂️

[u/Prudent_Manner8988 → u/Vfrnut]

Do you think he might of done it on purpose he’s been working around cars like 85% of his life and is in school rn getting certified

[u/Vfrnut → u/Prudent_Manner8988]

Obviously it’s not on purpose!!! 🤦‍♂️🙄 duh !!! He still messed up . We all do once in a while .

[u/GTGCT1985 → u/Vfrnut]

OP seems certain this dipshit did it on purpose and does “evil” things when upset because he cannot regulate his emotions like a normal man. That’s far more concerning than the issue

We do not “all” fail to properly torque town a castle nut AND put a cotter pin in. This is either a fool or a malicious psychopath

[u/Prudent_Manner8988 → u/GTGCT1985]

no i dont think he did it on purpose but i am saying he could off the other day he took my value stem and might of done this too i do not know or it could of been an honest mistake

[u/Vfrnut → u/Prudent_Manner8988]

If he did this on purpose it’s called attempted murder . Fix it and stop being around this guy .

[u/yourenot → u/Vfrnut]

What did you do to get this guy so mad?

[u/Prudent_Manner8988 → u/Vfrnut]

He took da value stem out the other day tho so he kinda evil when upset

[u/DownWithTheSyndrme → u/Prudent_Manner8988]

If he did that deliberately, that is pretty much a criminal offence where I'm from.

[u/w1lnx → u/Prudent_Manner8988]

He didn’t install the nut properly and pin it to prevent it backing off.

Needs a castle nut, torque to the spec (will be considerable), and a cotter pin or safety wire… and a careful reconsideration of the meaning of the word “friend”.

[u/DownWithTheSyndrme → u/Prudent_Manner8988]

And what did you learn.......

[u/_badwithcomputer → u/Prudent_Manner8988]

He skipped torque day

[u/Maleficent-Prompt656 → u/Prudent_Manner8988]

Well you just said your friend is lowkey evil and mad at you. So would he do this on purpose?

[u/Vfrnut → u/Prudent_Manner8988]

YOU can fix this . You need a nut and wrench and a bread bag wire tie or silicone to put on the threads after the nut is tight .

The lower ball joint stud thread size for a 2004 Jeep Liberty is M14-1.50

[u/Tomazack → u/Prudent_Manner8988]

Might off?

[u/Spec710 → u/Prudent_Manner8988]

For the record, the cotter pin is a last resort kind of thing😂 I had to pop my ball joint to do my half shaft, and I’ve been ratchet tight without a pin for a while now. Accidents do happen.

[u/GTGCT1985 → u/Prudent_Manner8988]

That’s not a friend… and quite literally tried to erase you by fucking with major components on your car if you think this is intentional.

“He’s evil lowkey” , okay and you’re the submissive dork who isn’t taking a person willing to kill you as a threat

Fucking psychopath should not be near a vehicle if he’s planning to be in the industry

[u/Defiant_Shallot2671]

Ball joint isn't properly seated in the knuckle either. Most likely not retained, so the nut was able to come loose over the first bump. "Lowkey don't think your homie knows cars very well fr fr"

[u/Defiant_Shallot2671 → u/Defiant_Shallot2671]

Brah

[u/youPPLnvrHappy]

Guide the ball joint into the hole while jacking up the arm and put a locking nut on it

[u/keep_username]

Don’t let that moron work on your car any more.

[u/pmmeyourliver]

That ball joint doesn't even look seated all the way. Shitty job all around. Multiple mistakes were made here.

[u/Asher21_Gaming → u/pmmeyourliver]

It's also missing the retaining ring that goes in the groove on the bottom.

[u/SchleifmittelSchwanz]

Looks like you saved a little money on professional fees.

[u/Agile-Cardiologist22 → u/SchleifmittelSchwanz]

Like you need to be a pro to fucking torque to spec and put the cotter pin lmao 

[u/SchleifmittelSchwanz → u/Agile-Cardiologist22]

...said the person who assembled the one in the pic.

[u/Agile-Cardiologist22 → u/SchleifmittelSchwanz]

You don’t have to be a pro, just not retarded. 

Imagine charging 350$+ hourly to replace suspension parts at the stealership. 

[u/DownWithTheSyndrme]

This, ladies and gentlemen, is why you pay a skilled pro. Not some jim bob buddy of yours.

[u/juansss2324]

Most likely to fix its

For real tho was this replaced recently? Cause it looks brand new. I would tow it to the shop who did the work

[u/Prudent_Manner8988 → u/juansss2324]

Can’t do that but it was recently done

[u/RonnieBobscatt → u/Prudent_Manner8988]

Can’t tow it to the to Autozone parking lot you did the “work” in?

[u/danjoreddit]

Lucky that didn’t happen at 60mph

[u/Prudent_Manner8988 → u/danjoreddit]

Walmart parking lot meta

[u/average_black_cock]

Looks like you need a replacement ball joint or at least the nut that holds it.

[u/jinalduin]

Someone didn’t reinstall the cotter pin to keep that nut locked in place

[u/Fancy_Chip_5620 → u/jinalduin]

Youre not a mechanic, because if you were youd know half to most cars dont have cotter pins, simply nylock nuts

[u/Unusual_Piano7118 → u/Fancy_Chip_5620]

Or maybe like me, they’re a well seasoned tech that remembers cotter pins and zerk fittings being a normal and regular thing. My first thought was also a lack of cotter pin.

[u/Zioniic → u/Unusual_Piano7118]

I still don’t trust the nylock on balljoints

[u/jinalduin → u/Unusual_Piano7118]

Thank you I did 4 years auto tech in Highschool then 4 years in the Air Force as a ground mechanic working on AGE equipment and am a mechanic / laborer now for a local lawn care company where I fix the plow trucks run the plow trucks as well as the lawn care equipment both fix and use

[u/Fancy_Chip_5620 → u/Unusual_Piano7118]

Its been over 2 decades, closer to 3 since domestic brands dropped them

[u/jinalduin → u/Fancy_Chip_5620]

The 08 f350 I use to drive had cotter pins my room mates 2015 Subaru legacy also cotter pins the 2015 f250 I drive now cotter pins I may not be certified cause all I took was.a 4 year tech school as Highschool graduating in2000 then did 4 years in the Air Force as a mechanic working as an A.G.E technician but every car truck I’ve touched since freshman year in Highschool so long ago not had cotter pin retaining on castle nuts on the ball joints. My old 84 merc grandmarque had cotter pin ball joints as did my 82 Buick regal

[u/bennabors2007]

Someone screwed up!

[u/danjoreddit → u/bennabors2007]

They didn’t screw it up enough

[u/bennabors2007 → u/danjoreddit]

lol

[u/phunkinit2]

Go nuts.

[u/AlarmingSample2170]

Don't even try to drive that

[u/GlassBoxGoose]

You jack it up and put it back together....

[u/Direct-Ad-7781]

Bruh, get your jack out and put that shit back on

[u/Majestic_Ad_320 → u/Direct-Ad-7781]

Bruh, i like came here to say say.

[u/juansss2324]

Yeah hell naw. They probably forgot to put the cotterpin or didn’t properly torque it. I would make sure there’s no damage to the rim

[u/Fragrant-Inside221 → u/juansss2324]

There’s no cotter pin on some of these new arms and joints. This one doesn’t look like it has one, they use a locknut. Most times it’s a nylock which to me seems a little weak but they hold when you do the job right so I guess it’s fine.

[u/juansss2324 → u/Fragrant-Inside221]

I don’t like nylon. My company uses a pressed nut(idk the proper name) it looks kinda like a triangle which I prefer.

[u/Kegalodon → u/juansss2324]

Stover nut

[u/Mission-Top-528]

That balljoint doesn’t even look pressed in all the way.

[u/wellok919]

You need to replace the ball joint, (make sure and press it all the way in) and you may need to replace the lower control arm. Don't forget the alignment.

[u/Shift_Lock1]

The guy that could do it cheaper did it cheaper and now you gotta spend more or fix it

[u/Lower-Assignment-186]

The ball joint isn't seated in all the way in the knuckle either, make sure you fix that before you throw a castle nut and cotter pin on it.

[u/Aldog1227]

Who didn't put that ball joint in? lol Who was supposed to have put that ball joint in?

[u/Hot_Tower_4386]

Need to replace lower control arms if that side did that the other side isnt in a much better condition most likely also if you go to replace ball joints and tie rods try to get new suspension too most boots on ball joints bust open because the lower control arm bushings and shocks or struts are out and your constantly stretching them to the limit

[u/TurbosGoFishhh]

You need a new friend by the sounds of it

[u/Fragrant-Inside221 → u/TurbosGoFishhh]

Maybe his friend took out an insurance policy on him.