# 07 jeep compass front axle fell off **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** compass, jeep\ **Created:** [September 12, 2017, 11:30pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/07-jeep-compass-front-axle-fell-off/107746 "2017-09-12T23:30:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![db4690](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/db4690/32/2583_2.png) [@db4690](https://community.cartalk.com/u/db4690)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2017, 6:27pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/07-jeep-compass-front-axle-fell-off/107746/21 "2017-09-17T18:27:17Z")
> [@Cavell](#): > > i saw a 2k mercedes with a broken lower ball joint for sale cheap Do you happen to remember the model? S-class c-class e-class clk slk and so on . . . The reason I’m asking is that some/many of them had very “unconventional” ball joints at around the 2000 model year This was a common part at the time. The part on the right side would shear off, when it catastrophically failed. ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/2X/2/2e74866084d168ae21726cc05f34f3a3318975f4.jpg) They were all load bearing lower ball joints, unlike George’s 1992 Corolla, which doesn’t use a load-bearing lower ball joint ---
**Author:** ![Cavell](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/cavell/32/43396_2.png) [@Cavell](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Cavell)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2017, 7:18pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/07-jeep-compass-front-axle-fell-off/107746/22 "2017-09-17T19:18:06Z")
![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/2X/d/d05c91db83fdd201fdb64181c696583fec0594f2.jpeg)coil spring pushes down on strut (left) and wheel pushes up. Ball joint is in tension. Common Asian design ---
**Author:** ![Rod-Knox](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a183cd/32.png) [@Rod-Knox](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Rod-Knox)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2017, 7:46pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/07-jeep-compass-front-axle-fell-off/107746/23 "2017-09-17T19:46:24Z")
If this is the correct strut for a 2007 Compass [http://www.autozone.com/suspension-steering-tire-and-wheel/shock-strut-front/gabriel-ultra-shock-strut-front/443197\_695444\_1759](http://www.autozone.com/suspension-steering-tire-and-wheel/shock-strut-front/gabriel-ultra-shock-strut-front/443197_695444_1759) then the ball joint is not under tension. ---
**Author:** ![db4690](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/db4690/32/2583_2.png) [@db4690](https://community.cartalk.com/u/db4690)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2017, 8:04pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/07-jeep-compass-front-axle-fell-off/107746/24 "2017-09-17T20:04:49Z")
That picture makes me think of Honda/Acura ---
**Author:** ![Cavell](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/cavell/32/43396_2.png) [@Cavell](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Cavell)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2017, 8:48pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/07-jeep-compass-front-axle-fell-off/107746/25 "2017-09-17T20:48:47Z")
The strut bolts to knuckle in compass setup. The merc I saw was a 01 E320. ---
**Author:** ![db4690](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/db4690/32/2583_2.png) [@db4690](https://community.cartalk.com/u/db4690)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2017, 10:00pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/07-jeep-compass-front-axle-fell-off/107746/26 "2017-09-17T22:00:51Z")
yup, the 2001 E320 had that exact same ball joint which I posted a picture of When it broke, it the control arm and steering knuckler were probably also damaged, among other things Not a cheap repair . . . on any vehicle [Previous page](https://community.cartalk.com/t/07-jeep-compass-front-axle-fell-off/107746.md?page=1)