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Symptoms of a Bad or Failing Ball Joint (Front)
Common signs include clunking noises and excessive vibration from the front, and you may start steering to the right or left unintentionally.
How to Check a Front End Assembly
If you have worn out components on your front end assembly, it can cause a number of issues with...
How Long Does a Ball Joint Front Last?
Ball joints are an essential part of your car’s suspension. They connect your steering to your control arms, allowing you...
Symptoms of a Bad or Failing Ball Joint (Rear)
Common signs include clunking noises and tire wear in the rear. You might also start steering to the right or left unintentionally.
How to Buy Good Quality Ball Joints
Even Even though the name sounds small, the function is big. Ball joints help support your car’s weight by serving as a connection and pivot point between the suspension and your tires. In today’s cars these parts are typically lubricated...
What Components of the Suspension or Steering Systems Are Prone to Fail?
In In automotive usage, the term "suspension" refers to all of the parts that connect the vehicle to the road. Every car, truck, and utility vehicle has a suspension that is designed to do three things: Support the vehicle Absorb...
What Components of the Suspension or Steering Systems Are Prone to Fail?
In In automotive usage, the term "suspension" refers to all of the parts that connect the vehicle to the road. Every car, truck, and utility vehicle has a suspension that is designed to do three things: Support the vehicle Absorb...
What Components of the Suspension or Steering Systems Are Prone to Fail?
In In automotive usage, the term "suspension" refers to all of the parts that connect the vehicle to the road. Every car, truck, and utility vehicle has a suspension that is designed to do three things: Support the vehicle Absorb...
How Often Should the Steering System Be Inspected?
It’s It’s usually better to fix an automotive problem early than to wait until it causes more damage or even an accident. And that general principle applies to the steering system. Luckily, periodic inspection and maintenance of the steering system...
How Often Should the Steering System Be Inspected?
It’s It’s usually better to fix an automotive problem early than to wait until it causes more damage or even an accident. And that general principle applies to the steering system. Luckily, periodic inspection and maintenance of the steering system...
Symptoms of a Bad or Failing Ball Joint (Front)
Common signs include clunking noises and excessive vibration from the front, and you may start steering to the right or left unintentionally.
How to Check Suspension Ball Joints
Ball joints are a suspension component that is found on virtually all vehicles. Ball joints are flexible joints...
How to Use a Ball Joint Press
Ball joints support a hub that connects car tires with the wheel assembly. A ball joint press installs and removes ball joints from the socket.
How Long Does a Ball Joint Rear Last?
Common signs include clunking noises and tire wear in the rear, and you may start steering to the right or left unintentionally.
5 Essential Things to Know About Hitches, Balls, and Mounts
You You may not realize it, but small cars are capable of towing up to 2,000 pounds safely, with full size trucks, vans and SUVs offering the ability to tow up to 10,000 pounds. There are a variety of classes...
What Components of the Suspension or Steering Systems Are Prone to Fail?
In In automotive usage, the term "suspension" refers to all of the parts that connect the vehicle to the road. Every car, truck, and utility vehicle has a suspension that is designed to do three things: Support the vehicle Absorb...
What Components of the Suspension or Steering Systems Are Prone to Fail?
In In automotive usage, the term "suspension" refers to all of the parts that connect the vehicle to the road. Every car, truck, and utility vehicle has a suspension that is designed to do three things: Support the vehicle Absorb...
How Often Should the Steering System Be Inspected?
It’s It’s usually better to fix an automotive problem early than to wait until it causes more damage or even an accident. And that general principle applies to the steering system. Luckily, periodic inspection and maintenance of the steering system...
How Often Should the Steering System Be Inspected?
It’s It’s usually better to fix an automotive problem early than to wait until it causes more damage or even an accident. And that general principle applies to the steering system. Luckily, periodic inspection and maintenance of the steering system...
How Often Should the Steering System Be Inspected?
It’s It’s usually better to fix an automotive problem early than to wait until it causes more damage or even an accident. And that general principle applies to the steering system. Luckily, periodic inspection and maintenance of the steering system...

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Thumping sounds while driving over sharp bumps
The only part you did not mention and the most likely cause of the problem is the inside lower control bushings which could possibly be bad. I would also check the steering gear mount bushings for excessive wear. Both of...
Lower ball joint
Hi there. When replacing the lower ball joints to your vehicle, you will need to press down on the ball joint to remove it. Before trying to remove the ball joint, check to see if there is a snap ring...
How to replace lower ball joints?
Hi there. To replace the lower ball joints on a 2003 Ford Taurus, perform the following steps: (1). Raise up the vehicle and put it on jack stands (2). Remove the tires that are associated with the ball joints that...
Ball joints
It is not normal to have the ball joint welded to the vehicle. All factory welds are clean and painted like the chassis, so it should be easy to tell if it was a weld that was done afterwards. This...
Alignment
Hello. You only need to change the parts that are actually loose. If the ball joint (https://www.yourmechanic.com/services/ball-joint-front-replacement) is loose then it needs to be replaced. If the lower control arm has worn out or missing bushings then those should be...
My mechanic tells me they have to remove the knuckle to replace the front Lower ball joint. What is y'alls understanding?
The steering knuckle is also called steering spindle. This is the steering par that connects the strut and lower ball joint and the steering ball joint so you can steer the vehicle. On some applications the entire steering knuckle needs...
I have a 94 RAM b250 van,the driver side is making a loud clunking noise when turning or driving.upon inspection,the knuckle assem
Worn ball joints and tie rod ends could account for the noise. If you have CV axles in the front, failure of the outboard CV joint would cause similar noise. To have those suspension components inspected, and replaced as needed,...
When I drive over 35 mph and go through pot holes or bumps on the ground, my truck makes this crazy clunking noise like the wheels gonna come off.
Check all of the suspension, the suspension bushings, the ball joints on the front of the vehicle. A loose suspension control arm, worn or damaged control arm bushing, or a loose or worn ball joint on the upper or lower...
Are 96 2 door tahoe ball joints bolt on or push in?
The upper are bolt on. For the lower, both riveted and press fit styles were used. The riveted joints can be replaced with the available aftermarket bolt on ball joints. There were many different versions (different dimensions/attachment styles) of the...
Replace the front wheel bearings. Can I remove the bearing assembly without having to detach the lower ball joint?
The wheel hub assembly can come off with taking off the three bolts that secure it to the knuckle on the vehicle. You do not need to remove the lower ball joint to remove the wheel hub assembly. If you...
Noise when turning
Among the possibilities are the strut bearings, strut mounts, the strut itself, the outer cv axle joints, and/or any suspension component, such as a tie rod end (https://www.yourmechanic.com/services/tie-rod-end-replacement), ball joint (https://www.yourmechanic.com/services/ball-joint-front-replacement), sway bar mount, or suspension bushing that is loose...
Is this a power steering problem?
It sounds like you may have a power steering leak (https://www.yourmechanic.com/services/power-steering-fluid-is-leaking-inspection), a failing pump (https://www.yourmechanic.com/services/power-steering-pump-replacement) or potentially a steering rack that may need to be replaced. When the power steering pump is low on fluid or damaged and needing to...
Car vibrating when accelerating.
From my experience with your type of vehicle, it sounds like you may have some worn control arm bushings. These bushings are made of rubber and are meant to isolate the noise of your suspension from the body of your...
Ball joints
Hello. The lower joint carries most of the load and wears out first, but both upper and lower will have wear and may both need to be replaced. If you jack up the front end and support from under the...
Do ball joints that are sealed come pre greased since there's no way of greaseing them
Sealed ball joints that do not have a grease fitting are lubed for life and are not serviceable and you cannot lube them. These type of joints are greased from the factory and sealed.
I have a 2006 Dodge Charger Daytona. I was told I need new ball joints. Along with that the mechanic said it requires new control
The ball joints for the lower arm on your model are vended separately so you do not have to buy the lower control arm with the joint already installed. The reason they want you to change the entire arm is...
What should I replace before getting front end aligned? 2006 Toyota Corolla 140k miles.
Hi there. Before having an alignment performed on your car, check the ball joints, control arm bushings, and the tie rod ends. These items will cause the tires to wander around wearing out the tread fast. If your tires have...
On my 2000 ford explorer do i need to replace the ball joints and the control arms or can i just replace the ball joints
The lower ball joints on this vehicle can be replaced individually. The upper ball joint is usually included with the control arm but, depending on your VIN, the upper joint is available separately as well. You should examine the bushings...
When replacing upper ball joints can you just purchase the instaed of whole control arm
I checked multiple aftermarket catalogs, the Dodge OEM catalog and even E-Bay for possible gray market junk but I can find no listings for separate upper ball joints to install in the upper control arm for your vehicle. For some...
Does the 2002 lexus gs300 have upper and lower ball joints?
Hi there. There is only an upper ball joint on the 2002 Lexus GS300. The bottom portion of the knuckle to the wheel hub is attached to a frame member with a pressure bolt and bushing and fitted with a...

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