Over torqued upper control arm ball joint

[Csaucier]

I was swapping out my shocks last night and way over torqued the upper control arm ball joint when attempting to disconnect. Somehow I was a complete idiot and continued to tighten, at least a good 3 turns.

The ball joint appears fine, my concern is the steering knuckle. There is no visible damage but I figured it is wise to ask around and see what you folks thought about this. Safe, err no?

 

[CoronaRaptor]

, I would worry about the threads, but I'm no expert, following.........

 

[Two Dogs]

If it was me I would have to separate the ball joint and knuckle and look. That's just me.

 

[Deleted member 12951]

Undo it, check the threads and nut (I would replace the nut) and put it back on and torque it correctly. Use blue loctite

 

[Bowewelding]

That had always scared me too..im afraid of spreading the tapered hole to big and causing damage..the ball joint is tapered so it has like a wood splitting affect to the aluminum steering spindle..always worried about it..want to do aftermarket suspension asap with fabricated steel spindle..might sleep better!! Lol

 

[Csaucier]

Yes, upgrading that steering knuckle and the upper control arms is now the plan. It went back together fine, but a few more threads visible in that side so something spread...

 

[CoronaRaptor]

Not safe, I would replace soon.