RX-8 Control Arm/Ball Joint Problems RECALL
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Do not be convinced that you can check out the control arms in the garage.
You cannot perform any of these analyses with a flashlight and a jackstand.
I will however, look for that illusive forging stamp.
You cannot perform any of these analyses with a flashlight and a jackstand.
- eddy current
- ultrasonic
- X-ray (using film)
- resonance method, such as Fokker Bond or tap test
- magnetic particle
- fluorescent and dye penetrant
- video inspection
- thermography
I will however, look for that illusive forging stamp.
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Originally Posted by RosenthalMazda
My information says the control arms in question were installed thru 11/05/04, VIN -148788
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Originally Posted by Nemesis8
I just want to know where the casting mark is....
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Originally Posted by trhoads
this really sucks, I have an autocross on 08-07, and a two day tracke vent from 08/13-08/14, the track day is paid for already. this issue makes me nervous, even when I don't want to be.
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Originally Posted by brillo
unless your doing this every weekend, I wouldn't worry. If you are, I bet you can get a refund based on this issue. Not to minimize this issue, but I think this is freaking people out more than they should be.
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whats your build date? ^^ and you understand that they have only found 2 in the states so far and that if someone hadnt posted the notice here you would likely have gone to your event none the wiser and had no problems..
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Originally Posted by olddragger
Well I better be rounding up my stock front sway bar.
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he is storing an old exhaust for me.
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Originally Posted by zoom44
whats your build date? ^^ and you understand that they have only found 2 in the states so far and that if someone hadnt posted the notice here you would likely have gone to your event none the wiser and had no problems..
In the aircraft industry it called a "safety of flight" isssue. And planes are usually grounded.
If I have the offending parts, I will NOT track my car, period. And I would recommend anyone in the same situation NOT to chance it.
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Originally Posted by Nubo
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#93
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Originally Posted by Aratinga
If the car cornered aggressively (the Japanese wording apparently mentioned "circuit driving") and hits a bump (his example was an apex curbing) the arm surrounding the ball joint can crack in the area circled. [/b][/i]
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I checked my passenger side lower A arm for the "K4 1" markings but didn't see them. All I found was a big "R" (right side?) and a diamond shaped symbol followed by "-1". So maybe the diamond somehow translates to K4. Or maybe the marking is only on the driver side component.
#96
Originally Posted by zoom44
Hey Mazmart- you have any of these withthe bad ball joints?
#97
Originally Posted by RosenthalMazda
My information says the control arms in question were installed thru 11/05/04, VIN -148788
So is my car safe for a track event next week or not? I certainly won't go if there is a possibility of losing a wheel. But I have already put over 5 hours on the car at the track at Sebring without any problems.
My control arms do not have any casting numbers that I can see except the diamond with -1 plus the left has a H9 (or 6H, can't tell which way is up) and the right has an R and an HH.
I guess I will have to wait for more clarification.
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Originally Posted by zoom44
i would think the info supplied to/by the nhsta IS the clarification. that is the most accurate.
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Questions:
1. Are VIN's specific to the intended country of sale or are they independent of the intended country of sale?
2. Does the 27,800 vehicle number equate to the number of RX-8's sold in the US in the first model year?
Thanks!
1. Are VIN's specific to the intended country of sale or are they independent of the intended country of sale?
2. Does the 27,800 vehicle number equate to the number of RX-8's sold in the US in the first model year?
Thanks!