lca problems. scary

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well, heres a little story of what happened to me last week. it was raining one day and i hydroplaned and hit an island. it was pretty bad, the front of my car just went up the island. it turned out i broke a tension rod and bent the lca to the point i couldn't take off the t/c rod bolts so i had to remove the entire lca and replace it.

being cheap, i grabbed this lca from my other car. its hella beat up and the ball joint boot is ripped and leaking. anyways, i installed it, but fucked up the thread. i drove around and didn't put the nut in to test it out and i know that was hella stupid b/c the lca fell off and my wheel was hella crooked like i had crazy negative camber.

anyways, i grinded part of the thread off on the lca so i could put the nut back on but too much that the cotter pin wouldn't fit on. now that i drive, the car makes 'clinking' sounds when i turn. im afraid the lca will fall off while im driving and cause an accident but i might have to drive like this for a few days. it drives fine going straight, but when i turn i heard a 'clunk' sound.

i ordered a new lca from pdm and it'll be here next week, but in the mean time, is it safe to drive? is this symptoms that hte ball joint might fall off the lca? what could be causing this clunk sound? maybe i tighted the lca to the cross member too tight or didn't use proper torque specs? any comments appreciated. thanks guys.