Close-up of a front axle, knuckle and ball joint behind an off-r…

Exhibit A why I HATE the "zone". This tie rod end just dropped away from its ball as I was driving through town one day. It had only been installed for a few months, and I hadn't done any off-roading since. It was pure luck that it fell off as I was making a low-speed turn, and not when I was cruising on the interstate with another Bronco on a trailer.

Owner caption June 2003 · Photo 18 of 6546