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View Poll Results: How long have you driven with a known bad control arm?
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8.33%
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16.67%
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41.67%
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Poll: How long have you driven with a known bad control arm?

Old Jul 10, 2012 | 09:37 AM
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Default Poll: How long have you driven with a known bad control arm?

Let's see how lazy b5'ers really are :P
 

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Old Jul 10, 2012 | 09:52 AM
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need to add

"**** fixing it"
 
Old Jul 10, 2012 | 12:12 PM
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Going on my second month now. Front upper left control arm ball joint is pretty much done. Everything else seems to be ok and I havent encountered the clunking noise yet. Parts are on their way. I have to repair this by Aug 15 since I will be doing a 3hr drive. Worth mentioning I'll be working 6days a week this whole month :'(
 
Old Jul 10, 2012 | 12:19 PM
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lolz, that's the same one thats failing on mine.

6 days/week, that's not too bad. 4 hr days...right? :P
 
Old Jul 10, 2012 | 12:57 PM
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naw 8hr days. I volunteered to work the 6th day. I can come whatever time and for how long. Only sucks cuz its gonna be hard to squeeze in the time to repair my control arms.
 
Old Jul 10, 2012 | 09:32 PM
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I saw a 95ish Accord right in front of me. Right front wheel turned right, the others were all straight ahead. Lots of blue smoke from that RF tire, and she did a good job of fighting the pull on the steering wheel. But she sure was scared.

That's what's at stake....
 
Old Jul 11, 2012 | 07:54 AM
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lol at the poll results

I actually drove on a broken lower control arm once. I was doing a drive test trying to figure out this sound that I was hearing (it was loose caliper), but at the same time when I was braking, all of a sudden my steering wheel acted up and car started to wobble. Good thing I was driving really close to my house and so I drove it slowly back home. Lifted it up and found the lower rear control arm broke right off. Im guessing cuz the shop I took it at must have over torqued it.

Last time I'm taking my car to a shop.
 
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