adrew@frontiernet.net (Adam Drew) wrote in
news:3c237c80.0404111345.786e33c5@posting.google.c om:

> George Macdonald <fammacd=!SPAM^nothanks@tellurian.com> wrote in
> message news:<qv1i70dh0hd1133ruqpbgk3utbtmf1usi8@4ax.com>. ..
>> On 10 Apr 2004 16:31:17 -0700, adrew@frontiernet.net (Adam Drew)
>> wrote:
>>
>> >Hey, y'all.
>> >
>> >I was at the dealer this morning getting an oil change/tire rotation
>> >when they called me and said that both of my lower ball joints were
>> >blown, there was grease all over the inside of both front rims, and
>> >that I should come in Monday to get it fixed.
>> >
>> >It only has about 9000 miles on it. I drive pretty gently and don't
>> >drag race or go mud boggin' or anyhting like that. Most of the
>> >miles are interstate.
>> >
>> >Any ideas what could've caused BOTH of 'em to go? I've never had
>> >ANY suspension problems on my old cars, and neither has anyone in my
>> >family.
>>
>> Is this a U.S. Civic Si - made in Swindon England? Gawd, I hope it's
>> not a sign of English car disease. I thought Honda was on top of the
>> U.K. OE suppliers but maybe not - this was typical of quality issues
>> back in the bad old days, when Rubery Owen supplied the U.K car
>> industry with atrocious junk. What does "blown" mean?... rubber boot
>> tore open or came off?
>>
>> AFAICT from the parts list here http://tinyurl.com/36ggw the ball
>> joint is not a separate part from the knuckle assembly so you want to
>> be sure what "fixed" means. If the boots are busted there's dirt &
>> water in the ball joint so you don't want just a new boot fitted.
>
> Thanks for writing back. Yeah, it's a UK-built, US-market Si
> hatchback. Apart from this issue, I have no complaints about it at
> all--seems very well built.
>
> I believe the tech's actual words were that they had both "collapsed."
> I'm really pretty ignorant regarding suspension components, never
> having had to work on them before. I took the wheel off when I got
> home and didn't really see anything that looked out of the
> ordinary....just a lot of grease everywhere--especially all over the
> rims and brake caliper.
>
> Would you mind checking out a few pictures if I post them online?
>
> Thanks,
> Adam

I would certinly get a second mecanic to look at it. sounds pretty
supisious to me. KB

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