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Originally Posted by Hatterasguy
Was the ball worn in the cup? Thats where it seemed mine were worn.
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I haven't quite figured terminology out yet. The grey plastic "liner" is probably the cup your referring to. Yes, it was worn completely though to the metal, but only in two spots, and only on the bottom of the cup. I destroyed one of the wear spots getting into it, but pic 6 shows the other. Aside from this wear, the grease groves in the cup were also in good condition everywhere except close to the two wear spots. The yellow plastic cap looked in good condition too --the grease groves were of uniform depth throughout.
But you're asking about the ball itself, right? No, no signs of wear on it. It has the same uniform texture and color (and rust pits) all the way down to the machined section. The only shiney spots anywhere on it are consistent with my sawing the joint open.
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Originally Posted by Whiskeydan
No breach in the boot prior to removal?
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No. And none after. I didn't damage it taking it off the car, and I undid the ring to remove it from the joint. It is still flexible with no tears or cracks (and full of grease). I didn't install this UCA, so I suppose it is possible the boot was replaced, but I don't think so. The ring deformed enough that it would never realign like it was before I removed it, and it was glued together and to the rubber of the boot. Is it standard practice to glue the ring down when replacing the boot?