Broken upper control arm

[2 ttype]

Rust is a killer. Looks like you live somewhere in the midwest.

Northern Ontario!

 

[Michael Watts]

Thats scary and how is the rest of the car,

 

[MrSony]

while it's apart, degrease, power wash, wire wheel and prep and paint (por 15, rustoleum, search around) and undercoat (if you drive on gravel a lot) all the frame bits you can get to. Then new arms, BJs (heh), steering linkage, check out the brakes, etc. As others have said, these cars at their oldest are 40 years old, and at newest are 30. This was gonna happen sooner or later.

Similar thing happened to me outside my house with my old thunderbird. Balljoint ripped off the LCA on the driver's side. Thankfully I was only going about 10mph, and was outside my house.

 

[2 ttype]

Thats scary and how is the rest of the car,

60000 miles still had original tight ball joints in that control arm

 

[565bbchevy]

That is not the kind of car you would think would have that kind of rust damage.

 

[Michael Watts]

Thats the reason in certain areas to put the car on a lift .And check underneath. Remember it a Fisher body.

 

[85442/86buick]

glad no one was hurt ,and hopefully damage is limited .
thank you for posting this , I am sure there with be many of us under our cars in the coming weeks checking this and other areas.

side note , great looking car (s?)

 

[pagrunt]

That car wasn't recreating Dukes of Hazard jumps was it?

 

[2 ttype]

glad no one was hurt ,and hopefully damage is limited .
thank you for posting this , I am sure there with be many of us under our cars in the coming weeks checking this and other areas.

side note , great looking car (s?)

thats my 85 hopefully next time home it’ll have paint on it

 

[pontiacgp]

View attachment 95561 60000 miles still had original tight ball joints in that control arm View attachment 95562

That car is way to clean to think it could have a control arm rusted out.