Possible Broken Ball Joint (Pics)

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06-30-2005, 09:19 PM

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Possible Broken Ball Joint (Pics)

I think I might of broken a ball joint on my passenger upper A-arm when i steer either way i hear a rubbing noise. I also feel a slight vibration on the steering wheel I checked the pump and its seems ok.

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06-30-2005, 09:59 PM

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06-30-2005, 10:26 PM

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Pull a wheel and check for slop. If it's blown, it will have some movement.

Have you hit any curbs or anything?

The boot looks normal from those "high res" pics. If you don't see any grease, it's probably OK.

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06-30-2005, 10:32 PM

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yeah there is grease the ball joint looks smashed down on the spindle. the pics where taken with my camera phone thats why they suck.

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06-30-2005, 11:26 PM

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the upper ball jjoint isn't load bearing, so with that wheel up in the air, if something is wrong, you'll be able to move it. i doubt anything is wrong with it from how you describe it though.