1st timer

How much do they cost,I need to replace mine.

speedytsx

why, doesn't your warranty cover this?

1st timer

I don't think so,my car is 6 yrs old.

speedytsx

I was asking cause i had the some problem about 3 months ago, it was covered by the warranty, i don't think it would cost that much, but if you take it to the dealership expect to pay a pretty penny

1st timer

I just called,41cnd for lower and 144cnd for upper

fsttyms1

1 million dollars Bwa-ha-ha-ha

OntarioTL

Where did you get this quote, from the dealer? I got my lower for 50 Cdn at the dealer here in London.
Speaking of ball joints. Do the upper joints go bad as much as the lower? I was thinking about replacing them when I do my strut replacement. They look easy enough to replace.

OntarioTL

1st timer

From a friends auto parts store 80 bucks for the upper and 34 for lower,if i do all 4 it'll cost about 300 bucks for parts and labour,not bad compared to what Acura wants(420+labour)

TLofNYC

Do a search for my posts.....I had the work done and I listed the labor costs. I'm too lazy to search it right now.

1st timer

You said:"They replaced both knuckles and bearings, replaced both lower ball joints, and did a wheel alignment...total cost was 1046.15, all covered by warranty..

The car is riding great now, i'm very happy with the service."
What part is the knucles and bearings?

fsttyms1

Part # 1 is the knuckle
the bearing goes in the middle of the knuckle opening for the half shaft

The question is why would the replace that for teh ball joints

lanerebel

I'm having my ball joints replaced wednesday, is this usually covered under bumper-to-bumper warranty?

-Joe

russianDude

I just had my lower ball joint replaced (upper ball joints usually never go bad on our cars) by a local mechanic (not Acura dealer). Sometimes Acura pulls a scam and sells you a lower ball joint together with a knuckle, this is not necessary. You can buy a ball joint separately. In fact, you can get an after market lower ball joint for $30-40. There is no need to go with Honda ball-joint, I had a mechanic do mine for $140 labor plus $40 for a part, $190 total.

I am actually excited about trying non-Honda ball joint, because it is a 4th !!! time my car had a lower ball joint replaced. This is the first time I have non-Honda ball joint, I wonder if it will last longer. I think Honda ball joints suck big time.... well, time will tell..

I am definatly not going to the dealer anymore, they typically charge ~$500 to replace ball joint, any reputable shop will do it for half price or less.

fsttyms1

Mine are still healthy at 200k so i dont consider them to suck

Topher707

russianDude

Maybe on TL lower ball joints don't go bad as offten, but it seems to be a common problem (judging by number of posts) for 01-03 CLs. I personally had 1 lower ball joint replaced on passenger side, and this is my 3rd on driver side.
So far my after market ball joint works great....

1st timer

The ones I got are the AC Delco balljoints, are these any good?
Made in Korea.

fsttyms1

I dont think its that common a problem. we really havent had that many members with issues. and the TL and CL share the same ones.

1st timer

first time for me!

russianDude

I did a search on both CL and TL forums, you will get some number of posts about ball-joints.. Its not a disaster, but its not uncommon to have bad lower ball joints on CL/TL. Just like motor mounts... those things do go bad...

russianDude

I also have non-Honda lower ball joint (not sure what brand), but it looks identical to the Honda ball joint on the other wheel, just slightly different color. It works great too.
My personal oppinion that those things tend to go bad more from time than miles. Also humidity and rain play some role... the ruber gets dry or something like that.

darshan_patel

not hijacking the thread!!....but

how do they go bad??? like....takin rough turns??? or potholes...???
or wat

1st timer

pot-holes more than anythig ,I replaced upper and lower(both wheir loose like crazy)
and the ride is alot smoother.

russianDude

Yes, pot-holes, bumpy roads....
So how is your after market ball-joint, any difference with the Honda ?
Mine works great, and I am happy I saved lat least $200 by not going to the dealer...

when they go bad, you get anoying squaking sound when you turn your steering wheel (even while car is parked).

1st timer

so far i like them a big difference in the ride,alot smoother(cause of bad ball joints)
mechanic charged me 50bucks for the install and i paid 220 bucks for all four balljoints,i saved about 300 bucks by not going to the stealership

russianDude

All 4? I thought we only have two lower ball joints (left and right side fronty).
Did you also replace upper ball joints? Uppers usually never go bad.,

1st timer

yep,the upper ones wheir just as bad as the bottom ones,the ride is much smoother .