Not likely to fail. A LCA could support several 10's of tons of weight. The ball joint & mounting on the body will fail long before the LCA. It is designed to have a very long fatigue life. Best you paint it with a good quality paint like a bitumen based product, replace the ball joint & rubber bush & enjoy a sound & safe front suspension.

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1967 230-6 auto parts car. rust bucket.
1980 300D now parts car 800k miles
1984 300D 500k miles
1987 250td 160k miles English import
2001 jeep turbo diesel 130k miles
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