i was on my way home from work and i got off the frwy and bam!!!! on the ground had jus drove 45 min on the freeway and right as i slowd to about 30 it broke im really luck it didnt brake while i was on the freeway
yeah i was super lucky. i was fine nobody got hurt it did stop in the middle of the intersection tow truck dragged it up the flat bed. i was sad. but i think everything is fixable
geez thats... awful to look at. Like when they show sergery on tv and you just cant find the guts to look without halfway covering your eyes. Kinda like this ----->
Had the same thing happen 3 years ago to me in my 85. Make sure the CV axle is not damaged. When my tire folded back it snatched the cv axle out and screw up the threads. It also destroyed my tie rod end. I would also get it aligned when you put the new LCA on it. I was going 40 when my folded up and it completely fooked everything up front as far as adjustments.
Ouch. I had one break on me before, only it was while turning slowly in a parking lot...... no other damage besides the LCA (the ball joint stud had sheared). Glad no one was hurt!
Oem lca or an aftermarket replacement. Was it the balljoint that failed or the arm?
i believe it was oem. it might have been changed by the previous owner. but i never messed with it. i havnt had a chance to look at it closer yet i was in vegas this weekend
Edited by mrmcnotbuff, 26 September 2010 - 04:28 PM.