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Old 03-07-2006, 09:07 PM
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Grease is all over passanger side wheels. The balljoint ruber seal that has grease in it is punctured. I know i am concerned. How big is a problem is this? Should i be verry worried? What does this do to my ball joint?
Old 03-08-2006, 03:24 AM
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your ball joint will eventually dry out causing creaking and premature wear of the ball joint. eventually, it WILL fail. the amount of time is relative however. i drove around with NO boot whatsoever for about 20k miles, no problems, but it was always in the back of my head. i replaced it with the ingalls upper control arm.
Old 03-08-2006, 07:49 PM
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if you jack up the car, grab the wheel from 12:00 and 6:00, then try to wiggle it forward and backward, does it have play?
Old 03-08-2006, 11:03 PM
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its like 11 pm right now, i'll check it tomorow after work. should it wiggle? and if it does or does not, what does that mean?
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What does it mean if there is play on the wheel when the car is jacked up...can that be tie rods too?
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pending you don't have grease al over your shit :|
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