Denied
Dont know what I'm doing.
- Location
- North Jersey
- Car(s)
- GTI MkV
Hey guys so while finishing the install of some new axles as well as ecs's aluminum lca's w/ poly bushings I ran into an issue with the 3 lca ball joint nuts. I started with the inner single nut and it torqued to 75 lbs no problem. The next one basically felt like it stripped out before it reached 75 lbs, it got quite tight and then loosened up a bit and now endlessly spins but still rather tight. The top of the ball joint bolt isn't spinning either though, which is weird. I expected it was just bad luck so I moved on to the next one. That one did the exact same thing. On the other side I got them about is tight as I felt I could without them "stripping?, snapping? whatever the hell is going on". which was about 62 lbs when I back tracked with the torque wrench. I'm in dire need of an alignment but they've held up strong so far (about 30 miles now). Could this just be the case of shitty ball joints? They're definitely not oem. Also is it safe to be driving on these? What's the chance my ball joints could abandon ship?