XPost: alt.autos.toyota   
   From: Trueno@e86.GTS   
      
   On Wed, 13 Aug 2008 13:48:26 -0700, Paul Furman wrote:   
      
   >   
   > How dangerous is the ball joint situation? Chilton specs say zero play   
   > is allowed and one has visible play. Sounds possible that a front tire   
   > could just fold over on a bumpy mountain curve?   
      
   You're looking at a job to replace the engine, but to repair what's wrong   
   you're probably going to have to pull the engine anyway.   
      
   As far as the ball joints, I saw an older Honda Odyssey van with a wheel   
   in the wheel well and the BJ in pieces on the ground (I think the older   
   Odyssey vans were based on the Civic, because the BJ was about the size of   
   a quarter!He was pulling into a gas station at a very low speed.   
      
   Get 'em done!!!   
      
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