OMG I don't believe this. As some members following my other threads know, I had my mech replace the right rear tie rod because I wasn't able to get it out.

Soon as the job was done and the car aligned, everything was fine. However, the car got worse and worse over the last few days. Today, I raised it to get some measurements to figure out what parts I needed, and guess what?

THE BALLJOINT NUT WASN'T THERE!!!!!!

Meaning, it had fallen off soon after, and that's why the car was behaving so badly. Now I'm going out of town, and the car is undriveable till I come back, buy a 17mm self-locking hex nut from the stealer, and fit it MYSELF. ****......

This from the so-called best mech in Toronto (PM me for his name, if someone still wants it), with tons of recommendations. Sure, it was a tech, but still.


Now, having ranted, could it also be a defective Worldpac nut? Doubt it though. More chance of a poorly torqued nut than a defective nut, IMHO

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