Trouble with tie-rod ends

[pjb]

Any have trouble with tie-rod ends (ball joints)?
I just put a set in 2000 km ago and one of them is completely flogged out, despite regular greasing! I'm well pissed off.
Maybe I need to buy mitsi ones?

[NJV6]

I have done 45000km in 7 years and had to replace one in that time 6 months ago. 20000 of those km were in the 1st year on road and so the majority is off road now.

I'm picking they are still originals!!

[pjb]

On closer inspection it looks like the outer joint might be binding at full droop.

I've flipped the top ball joint with spacer, and trimmed the bump-stops. Too much I guess. I suppose I'll have to put fatter bump stops in and wind out a bit of lift from the front. Restore it to the traditional pajero-arse-up-in-the-air look.

[madmatt]

Just take the spacer out, too dangerous in my opinion. I've flipped mine and taken the droop stops out completely, just a piece of mountain bike tyre tread to stop the "clang" and I've had no problems.