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What are the symptoms if a ball joint failing?
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19-05-2013, 07:53 PM
knocking clonking from the front
less responsive delayed steering
car wandering around the road
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19-05-2013, 08:11 PM
uneven tyre wear is another good indicator
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19-05-2013, 08:47 PM
hmmm this could me my problem, how do you test it?
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19-05-2013, 08:52 PM
(19-05-2013, 08:47 PM)rd070707 Wrote: hmmm this could me my problem, how do you test it?

Jack it up and see if there is any play up and down in the wheel.. Smile
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19-05-2013, 09:02 PM
By up and down do you mean hold top and bottom and shake to feel for play?
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19-05-2013, 09:09 PM
Yea try pushing the top while pulling the bottom and vice versa if you feel play then get em changed
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19-05-2013, 09:23 PM
^What danny said Smile
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19-05-2013, 09:27 PM
you may find as well that the hub may become f*cked. thats whats happened to mine and it sounds and feels terrible at the moment Sad
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21-05-2013, 05:52 PM
I get a knocking but no play in the wheel when tested as above. Seems to knock at lower speeds more so. I've already changed the drop links.
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21-05-2013, 05:55 PM
P bush checked those?
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