What is this ball-joint brackets purpose
Motor Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Asked on April 8, 2021
I have a Mazda CX-9/280k which needed passenger lower control arm ball joint replaced. The job went fine, however after completion, I was packing up the tools and had the dreaded moment when you find there is something I had forgotten on the cart.
In this case it was a little stainless steel washer (?) which goes between the hub and the ball-joint:
What is the purpose of this part? Do I need to revisit the job, to reinsert it? Currently the install looks like:
Update: Below is the other size. It just slides over the top of the ball-joint:
One Answer
Yes.. It looks like its made from stainless steel so I also would think its to prevent the ball joint boot from sticking to the hub assy and possibly wearing/tearing it.
Answered by Orb on April 8, 2021
Add your own answers!
Ask a Question
Get help from others!
Recent Answers
- Lex on Does Google Analytics track 404 page responses as valid page views?
- Jon Church on Why fry rice before boiling?
- Joshua Engel on Why fry rice before boiling?
- haakon.io on Why fry rice before boiling?
- Peter Machado on Why fry rice before boiling?
Recent Questions
- How can I transform graph image into a tikzpicture LaTeX code?
- How Do I Get The Ifruit App Off Of Gta 5 / Grand Theft Auto 5
- Iv’e designed a space elevator using a series of lasers. do you know anybody i could submit the designs too that could manufacture the concept and put it to use
- Need help finding a book. Female OP protagonist, magic
- Why is the WWF pending games (“Your turn”) area replaced w/ a column of “Bonus & Reward”gift boxes?