Not even that. I was trying to seperate the UCA one from the spindle. So I get a new nut and I was going to thread it on so I could give it a couple wacks with the hammer without damaging the thread or the castle nut which I gave a couple small taps but was afraid to hit any harder. So it's threading on a little hard but not that bad, it was the correct pitch and everything, and then all the sudden the fucking stud snaps off right at the hole for the cotter pin.

I can't believe the stud broke before the ball joint spun, ridiculous, it wasn't even threading on super hard. So I'm like yeah, I have to buy a whole new UCA now, which I just replaced less 2 years ago. Best part is afterwards I go grab an air chisel with a pickel fork attachment, spray some PB in the gap and on the chisel, comes out in literally 1 second. I don't even see why ripping the boot would be an issue if the boot and fork are lubricated, I am doing it that way everytime from now on.

I was originally just gonna leave it the way it was and threadlock it and get the nut on as far as possible, but then I started to imagine what it would be like if I was going around a corner with that side fully loaded and it just gave out. :eek4: I'm sure it would loosen up and give some warning, but I want peace of mind. I love how the guy at the dealer says it costs $150, and then decides to give me a deal since I'm a good guy, and offer it at list instead of $20 over list. I promptly go online and buy it online at their cost for $106 shipped. Fuck dealer double markup.