randee973

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driving to work last night doing about 40mph ! booooooom 2 days after ordering my LBJs and tierods ! it broke on me (driver side) 85$ tow / driver fender ****ED up and late to work ! FML ...

pdxgs

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Ouch man...that sucks. How many miles on the car?

randee973

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has 129k,,,,,,,,,

R1emperor

Did you have any symptoms before, or did you just order it because of age?

HrdPrkDGS4

That sucks man, I'm new to the gs and noticed more and more of these ball joints is it that common

02Legend

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Damn, two people within a week. I guess I should change mine out. I've noticed the boots are damaged but I don't get any knocking or popping.

tianh

you went 129k without changing the LBJ?

randee973

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nah i purchased the car with 126 miles and been swapping parts out faithfully every week since i got it.. next in line were the lbj;s and tie rods and it just happen to break last night...

randee973

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as far as symptons.R1.. more the age made me change it .previous owner just re fueled and went.. didnt maintain is very much... but i did have a issue with the steering wheel... which was when i made any kind of turn the wheel wouldnt return itself to center.. i would have to turn it myself if not the car would continue to turn ! hopefully the LBJs was the issue lets see when i replace them both tomorrow

breadbeat

That is some seriously bad luck!

puff

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I saw that coming with the title of the post. That sucks.

NtnsOliver

Same thing happened to me, I was on my way to swap them out with some new ones at work and it happened.

Lextasy671

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dat sux. good thing ur ok though. i got new oem lbjs from a member here. i havent hit 90k miles on mine, but im gonna replace it already. dont wanna chance it and cause any more damage.

GS714

When I stumble on the LBJ issue threads in here, I called in sick the very next morning and drove the car to the mechanic waiting for him at 8:30AM. The shop open at 9:00AM. He arrived on time though. I told him to replace the LBJ now. Cash, Check or Credit I really don't care, Just do it. My daughter is riding this car. I have it done at 94K miles. Both the mechanic and the dealer told me the free play is just above the 1/4" of free play. The Westminster Lexus dealer did confirmed the free-play safety range was exceeded. It should be no more than a 1/4" or even less. I haven't done the Tie Rod yet. Should I have it done folks?

NtnsOliver

I did the tie rod ends, lbj's, and the tension rods all in one shot