Re: [Amc-list] F('ing)ailing parts 1

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If I was to guess I'd theorize this happened in about 1986-7 in a fairly new Eagle IIRC.
Car just squeaked. I jacked it up and checked play, it was nice and tight. I'm thinking we did not have any new balljoints in stock and that's when the service manage said to drill it and lube it. I know I drilled it in aprox the same spot the zerk goes in the greasable ones. Then used a needle fitting as I wasn't going to bother tapping for a zerk if it didn't fix the squeak. Well, I held the needle tight and pumped the hand operated grease gin and watched in amazment as the stud just walked right out till it seperated, it took next to no pressure. 
I'm guessing this was one of the two piece units as I doubt the whole ball would have come out, but I honestly don't remember. Like I said, I have never ever tried to "save" a squeaky ball joint again!

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Mark Price
Morgantown, WV
1969 AMC Rambler, 4.0L, EFI, T-5

 -------------- Original message ----------------------
From: Tom Jennings <tomj@xxxxxxx>
> On Sun, 4 Mar 2007, Ken Ames wrote:
> 
> > Some ball joints have the ball and stud as one piece, others have the stud
> > pressed in to a separate ball. Sometimes the stud turns inside the ball rather
> > than turning the ball. Wear could loosen the stud until it falls out.
> 
> D'OH! I misunderstood -- yipes, never saw a separate ball/stud
> part before, only one-piece'rs. Yow, OK I get it now. That
> is scary.
> 
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