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CalMac wrote:Nope, it had the castle nut and split pin when I'd checked about a week prior to the'mishap'.
Took it to a tyre place to get alignment done, they said I needed a NS track rod end and replaced it the same afternoon.
Couple of days later the ball joint popped out of the LCA![]()
Thing is, there's no reason they would have to touch the ball joint just to change a track rod end.Maybe the split pin was rusty and disintegrated over a bump.
I thought for a few days it may have been a result of somebody tampering with the car, but upon reflection the front is way too low to get a hand underneath
- let alone a socket or pliers!
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Thats pretty shitty, well least you didn't crash or anything.
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