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Ball joint not bow joint

rapheal5:
You mean just any Renault bow joint..Tokunbo or new?

Nomerci:
Ball joint not bow joint

ok secondary sch teacher

@rapheal5, did you later got the DC? How is it going now?

Intellectualman:
@rapheal5, did you later got the DC? How is it going now?

No i got civic 09

adanny01:
I wish you could answer my questions honestly.

Have you ever changed your Honda ball joint? Did you buy it yourself or mechanic did on your behalf? Did your mechanic install a cotter pin or not?

Let me tell you what can pull out in a Honda leg

1. Lower arm ball joint (95% of pull outs)
2. Upper arm ball joint (hardly pulls out)
3. Tie rod end inner (5% of the pull out)
4. Tie rod end outter (hardly ever)

Before i give you my point, there are 3 dampers (bushing) on the lower arm, 2 on the upper arm, 1 on the stabilizer linkage.

Now, for a driver who has no idea of the mechanism of a car and cannot even know if he has a pending leg problem (like my mother), this person will drive till the leg pulls.

For the driver who is broke and cannot immediately afford to fix a problem with 1 of these, when a second issue joins, he will never know at what point the leg is in critical condition and needs urgent attention. A leg problem needs a critical and sensitive person to point but when the problem is more than 1, it becomes very difficult to trace without stripping the entire leg looking for fault. This person will also drive till it pulls.

To those who have money and will throw it a slight notice without giving an eye to quality of parts Installed, you will still get the pull.

So how does one stop it from happening, answer the questions I asked and you will hear the solution.

90% of the Honda on our roads came from the US, they dont have this problem. Honda has never recalled a vehicle for this problem (within my knowledge) and have recalled vehicles for issues far smaller than this serious mechanical failure. It doesn't happen in Canada, Japan, Dubai or other countries these cars are used except in Nigeria. The problem is local, has nothing to do with Honda as a brand and Honda company isnt aware of it.

If you dont reply with answers to questions asked, i will state here that you should continue to bad mouth Honda for my benefit. How? The more people find Honda as unreliable, the less its value and the more i buy Honda for less money but higher value. Do you understand the economics? Isnt this the main reason why a used Corolla is more expensive than a used Camry even though the true value of camry is higher.

I just confirmed these words are very accurate.

stanley000:
One fool us like "if you maintain your car you won't have the issue" so you mean ppl using Benz and Toyota are the ones who maintain their cars only ABI?? The only good thing about Honda is that it's easier to love-vendor with alloys and all that and also the interior is quite classic. That's y young guys buy honda more, minus that Honda is just a piece of trash....

Is u don't have cash for Benz then buy Toyota, I even prefer Mazda infact Mazda is greatly underrated in Nigeria, that car is one of the strongest Japanese brand.

Last line, if u don't have at least 50k in your account, do not drive Ur honda outside Ur gate. Ok

LMAO! This made me laugh cos I understand you well as a Honda Accord owner.

EazyMoh:
Why is it that this particular issue is almost ONLY reported by Nigerians?

Check ANY international reputable car review site and they never mention this particular issue as a con of any Honda.
This is Edmunds review of this particular model, yet no mention of this ball joint pull out.

It also has a better rating than it's main rival the Toyota Camry.

It's naija roads. We have terrible roads in most parts of the country.