3C's & a D?
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I recently drove over some train tracks and the front driver side suspension sounded and felt like it was about to fall apart. Upon inspection the upper ball joint boot was torn and putting it through the motions with a trolley jack made some unhealthy sounds. So I went down to my local parts guy (Gary), and he has one on the shelf! And it's in a mouse nibbled box! Not usually a selling feature, however in our made in China days, it is to me. Unfortunately even though the number on it is the same the shaft is significantly wider. The old one came out without any effort, I could see that it wasn't seated completely. There are still some threads though. Anyone know what this joint is for? Also the old one, once removed doesn't seem all that bad, a little loose overall with some tight spots. I can't see it being the source of the problem though, which only rears it's head in drastic situations, eg. Train tracks. Car is a '70 Newport convertible, and worth mentioning is the fact that for the last 25-30 years the torsion bars were jacked to the max. I recently have been returning things to the way they "should be". Also had ten leafs per side in the rear and coil overs, removed three leaves per side and replaced the coil overs with Monroes.