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Choptop32 · 05-08-2010, 05:57 PM

so in the process of putting in drop spindles I noticed that one of my lower A arm shafts feels "rough". On spins freely, but yet the other binds a bit. I tried lubing it with a grease gun, still felt stiff, even after working it back and forth for a while after lubing. Before I spend the $ to get new ball joints pressed into this arm....

is there a way to rebuild the shaft?

what is the wear item in there? a bearing? a bushing? just a metal to metal connection? is it tough to rebuild them?

05-08-2010, 05:57 PM	#1
Choptop32 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Carmichael, CA Posts: 77	Lower A arm shaft (feels rough) so in the process of putting in drop spindles I noticed that one of my lower A arm shafts feels "rough". On spins freely, but yet the other binds a bit. I tried lubing it with a grease gun, still felt stiff, even after working it back and forth for a while after lubing. Before I spend the $ to get new ball joints pressed into this arm.... is there a way to rebuild the shaft? what is the wear item in there? a bearing? a bushing? just a metal to metal connection? is it tough to rebuild them? Last edited by Choptop32; 05-08-2010 at 07:32 PM.