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how to tell if upper or lower Ball J

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Old Feb 18, 2010 | 07:00 AM
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how to tell if upper or lower Ball J
how do you tell if the upper or lower is bad i can wiggle my wheel top to bottom if jacked up and can feel it in bumps a little. oh yeah 38,000miles thats bul@#$%^
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Old Feb 18, 2010 | 07:05 AM
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That's about it for the test. But it would be nice to feel back there as someone else moves the wheel to determine if it's ball joints or wheel bearings.
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Old Feb 19, 2010 | 07:33 AM
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I agree with rbertalotto, have a friend help. When I did mine you could see the movement in the hub, they were toasted. Had to do hubs and ball joints
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Old Feb 19, 2010 | 08:31 PM
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Some play is allowed if you talk to a dealer.
Most front end shops will have a look for nothing.
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Old Feb 19, 2010 | 09:07 PM
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Jack up. Put big bar under tire pry up. Have some on look for play in upper or lower Ball joints. If no play there, porbably the hub bearings
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