RegSpec Cruise Control 1,417 Member For: 18y 4m 5d Gender: Male Location: Macksville NSW. Posted 21/08/09 02:07 AM Share Posted 21/08/09 02:07 AM Son-in-law asks me to take his car (04' Fairmont Ghia V8) around the block the other day to see if I can identify noise in the front end when he goes over speed humps, crossings etc.... Its definately got a clunking sound under there but I cant jack it up so he takes it to a workshop near his home to ask if they can put it on the hoist to have a look....they tell him the lower ball joint looks dry so they grease it and send him on his way.....he calls me to tell me that the noise is still there but not as noticeable now.. Two days later he hears this big crack in the front end followed by an ugly grinding sound, so he crawls to the workshop where they tell him that the lower ball joint has snapped and jammed against his brake rotor ...WTF The result....2 new ball joints, 2 new rotors, new pads and a bill for $850...... What I'd like to know is why the hell couldnt they have identified a potentially disasterous fault like that only two days before?? I shudder at the thought of this breaking at any sort of decent speed with my daughter and grandkids in the car as well Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/60851-lower-ball-joint-snapped/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
senna_T Forged Member Lifetime Members 15,818 Member For: 18y 2m 26d Gender: Male Location: SW Sydney Posted 21/08/09 03:09 AM Share Posted 21/08/09 03:09 AM that's no good Reg!You'd have question why they didn't suggest replacing the ball joints when they first saw it... Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/60851-lower-ball-joint-snapped/#findComment-923149 Share on other sites More sharing options...
our06t Mmmmm......BOOST Member 3,135 Member For: 18y 6d Gender: Male Location: central coast Posted 21/08/09 03:48 AM Share Posted 21/08/09 03:48 AM I didn't think you could grease the ball joints on a Ba . Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/60851-lower-ball-joint-snapped/#findComment-923172 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebxmple Member 1,322 Member For: 17y 3m 3d Posted 21/08/09 04:09 AM Share Posted 21/08/09 04:09 AM The time it took to remove the boot and attempt to regrease it they could have put a new one in. They are obviously not aware that these balljoints arent a serviceable item and are pretty common for letting go like this one has. Sometimes its better to stick with a Ford dealer as they would of replaced it straight away. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/60851-lower-ball-joint-snapped/#findComment-923188 Share on other sites More sharing options...
RegSpec Cruise Control 1,417 Member For: 18y 4m 5d Gender: Male Location: Macksville NSW. Posted 21/08/09 07:38 AM Author Share Posted 21/08/09 07:38 AM and are pretty common for letting go like this one has. Serious.......its the first time Ive heard there was a problem with these Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/60851-lower-ball-joint-snapped/#findComment-923253 Share on other sites More sharing options...
hypnodoc It's All In Your Mind Gold Donating Members 2,198 Member For: 21y 6m 4d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 22/08/09 04:17 AM Share Posted 22/08/09 04:17 AM That is astounding. What I'd be more interested to know is why Ford Aus is putting inferior (probably made in China) crap parts in these cars when, like the D/Line shunt still in the FGs, they are fully aware of the issues. What a complete joke. Shame they make such a good drivechain, but the majority of the rest of the parts in these cars, and their assembly quality are basically cheap crappy sh!t. Then when you get an issue like a clicking sound or a leaky boot, you can take it back to the TWATS 19 times and still not get a fix. WAKE UP Ford Aus YOU DICKHEADS Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/60851-lower-ball-joint-snapped/#findComment-923500 Share on other sites More sharing options...
xtremerus Member 59 Member For: 16y 10d Location: North-West NSW Posted 22/08/09 10:11 AM Share Posted 22/08/09 10:11 AM (edited) Don't hold back, tell us what you really think of Ford :roll: Edited 22/08/09 10:16 AM by seventytwo Quote removed Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/60851-lower-ball-joint-snapped/#findComment-923622 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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