1998 V70 AWD what would cause control arm ball joint to keep failing

Miltown · Post by **Miltown** » 31 Oct 2018, 11:46

I have a 1998 V70 and the front ball joints on the control arms keep failing. Is it cheap part or can I have some sort of underlying issue ?

Thanks,
Paul

Post by **abscate** » 31 Oct 2018, 12:08

If you arent using Lemforders or OEM for the control arms/ball joints, they will fail each year.

Miltown · Post by **Miltown** » 31 Oct 2018, 13:58

That’s what they are doing .

Post by **scot850** » 31 Oct 2018, 14:07

I had a set of aftermarket control arms fail in less than 6 months. Since then OEM or Lemforder only.

Neil.

Miltown · Post by **Miltown** » 01 Nov 2018, 15:52

How about TRW ?

Paul

Post by **misha** » 01 Nov 2018, 17:15

TRW is good,Moog (Federal Mogul),Febi,Meyle HD(not regular Meyle).
Lemfoder is the best since it's OEM...all others from above are following.
Just stay away from ProParts Sweden!
What brand did you used previously?

Miltown · Post by **Miltown** » 02 Nov 2018, 00:08

I think ProParts Sweden 1st Ha , then TRW.

Post by **misha** » 02 Nov 2018, 02:59

Trw and other brands i mentioned in previous post should last for a while.
If your control arms have just bushings failed...they are replaceable and they are pretty cheap.

Miltown · Post by **Miltown** » 02 Nov 2018, 07:26

Cool that’s interesting .

Post by **BEJinFbk** » 02 Nov 2018, 14:51

misha wrote: 02 Nov 2018, 02:59 Trw and other brands i mentioned in previous post should last for a while.
If your control arms have just bushings failed...they are replaceable and they are pretty cheap.

AWD?