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| G-AMG G-Class DIY Host Date registered: May 2006 Location: South Texas Vehicle(s): '04 G55, '80 280GE, '99 S420, '98 E320, 2011 E350  | Photo DIY- Lower Ball Joint ("Supporting Joint") Check I'll say.... NOTHING ticks me off more than shops trying to Rip-Off Old Widowed Women.... Two Separate shops have "claimed" the Lower Supporting/Ball Joints were shot. They were in perfect shape last time I checked them Because of this... I purchased New Joints, thinking the old one *MUST* be bad if two shops say they are... Well, actually DRIVING the car, there were NO squeeks, NO noises over Bumps... ZIP-O. The Following Exams were all NORMAL!! : 1- Visual Inspection of the Joint Rubber "Boots"- All Intact. 2- PryBar Man-Handling of the Joints- *NO* Detectable Play ( Up to 1 mm Play is Acceptable ) 3- The Go/No-Go Gauge was smaller than the Joint Height... which means NORMAL! 4- Dial Gauge Testing... Normal. Since I was running out of time during my Whirlwind Maintenance Tour.... I opted to not Screw around with them at Midnight... (1.jpg) (2.jpg) (3.jpg) Attachments ----------------  1.jpg (87KB - 24 downloads) 2.jpg (107KB - 21 downloads) 3.jpg (106KB - 28 downloads) | |
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