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GOTWILDRICE
01-20-2006, 09:20 PM
I will have to get around to doing my newbie into one of these days!!

I was driving my 88 exi A/T tonight when my driver side balljoint separated- i was'nt going fast (20 klicks maybe) I pulled off to one side. Upon inspection it was the castle nut that hold the lower ball joint to the control arm that failed - anyhow I jacked her up and managed to realign the the ball joint - i even managed to get a nut partial threaded- the bolt/shaft (on the bottom of ball joint is spinning now -

BUT.... the big problem is now the power train is not working-:wtf: no gears have power including reserve - can anybody spectulate - i figure the CV axle is out of the tranmission - but is it all going to be fukked up - what am i up against here - have any other members had a similar experiece- Its being towed to my mechanic tomorrow - but i would welcome any input
I will have to get around to doing my newbie into one of these days!!