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    Ball Joint Question

    I'm in the middle of finishing doing my front lower ball joint on my car. I noticed that the new ball joints that I got from honda didn't have that groove for the C-clip like the original has. Did honda do an update on the ball joints that it doesn't require them?

    Thank You
    Last edited by 1990AccordEX; 05-07-2008, 12:42 AM.


    '90 Accord EX
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    #2
    Originally posted by 1990AccordEX
    I'm in the middle of finishing doing my ball joint on my car. I noticed that the new ball joints that I got from honda didn't have that groove for the C-clip like the original has. Did honda do an update on the ball joints that it doesn't require them?

    Thank You
    Upper or lower ball joints?

    Cause i did one ball joint for icedplaya123's mom's car and her original that i took out didnt have the C-clip.
    I put in a OE suspension brand one and it came with a C-clip.


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      #3
      Its the lower one


      '90 Accord EX

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        #4
        There are 2 versions of the balljoint. One with the snap ring and one without. The ones I ordered came without.

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          #5
          Originally posted by bruno8747
          There are 2 versions of the balljoint. One with the snap ring and one without. The ones I ordered came without.
          Cool, Thank You for the help


          '90 Accord EX

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            #6
            If its just your balljoint boot that's gone bad, Energy Suspension makes a set of 4, 2 upper & 2 lower, for our CB7s. I got my set off Ebay for $15, they're made of polyurethane, so they're much tougher than the rubber boots and resist salt, oils, coolant, and whatever else you happen to splash on it.






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              #7
              new OEM LBJs doesn't have the clips anymore..

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                #8
                Sometimes its just not worth doing the boots itself. it can cause more issues in the end. When a ball joint goes bad, replacing the boot is a bandaid to the problem.
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                  Originally posted by js593
                  Sometimes its just not worth doing the boots itself. it can cause more issues in the end. When a ball joint goes bad, replacing the boot is a bandaid to the problem.
                  well yeah you first have to make sure its just the boot in question that's bad. Shake the wheel left and right and up and down when its jacked up in the air to see if it's bad or not. THEN make the decision to just replace the boots and repack w/ grease or to buy new balljoints. BTW, the only way to get OEM upper balljoints is to buy the ENTIRE control arm for the top, so would you rather pay 130+ each for the control arms + 15 each for the LBJs? or 15 TOTAL w/ shipping for the boots?

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