I got a bad ball joint :(
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I got a bad ball joint :(
Well i jacked up the car today to lay under it and look up (i do this often to think) and i started to grab and shake things and i discovered i have a bad left side upper control arm balljoint And with Honda Brilliant design on some parts, you cant just replace the balljoint, you have to replace teh control arm.
Well thats all from me for now. Off to the cottage to drink!
Well thats all from me for now. Off to the cottage to drink!
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my ball joint went bad last week. the car was knocking insanely from the front.
Honda's design sucks. the upper arm isnt the only problem, even getting that out is a pain! you have to loosen up the struts too so that you can loosen up the upper arm in order to take that whole piece off!! its so irritating to do because of it! replacing a ball joint shouldnt have to be like that, it takes a few hours to do..
plus, the whole camber alignment is done through the ball joint. so when we get a "camber kit" its only an adjustable ball joint! i think its an awful design because if you think about it, once the ball joint goes bad, it becomes very dangerous to drive. plus the camber gets thrown off.. plus people tend to go for drops with stiffer shock settings, causing the ball joint to weaken with every hit on the road.. not good honda.
Honda's design sucks. the upper arm isnt the only problem, even getting that out is a pain! you have to loosen up the struts too so that you can loosen up the upper arm in order to take that whole piece off!! its so irritating to do because of it! replacing a ball joint shouldnt have to be like that, it takes a few hours to do..
plus, the whole camber alignment is done through the ball joint. so when we get a "camber kit" its only an adjustable ball joint! i think its an awful design because if you think about it, once the ball joint goes bad, it becomes very dangerous to drive. plus the camber gets thrown off.. plus people tend to go for drops with stiffer shock settings, causing the ball joint to weaken with every hit on the road.. not good honda.
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I'm really starting to wonder if that is the cause of the knock noise I get every now and then from my front end. It doesn't happen all the time though.
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Originally Posted by fsttyms1
Well i jacked up the car today to lay under it and look up (i do this often to think) and i started to grab and shake things and i discovered i have a bad left side upper control arm balljoint And with Honda Brilliant design on some parts, you cant just replace the balljoint, you have to replace teh control arm.
Well thats all from me for now. Off to the cottage to drink!
Well thats all from me for now. Off to the cottage to drink!
Is it the one above the tire or the one you look from underneath?
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It's that Friday the 13th luck....sike I'm JK I have the same problem getting it replaced tommorow by acura dealership...I dread these bastards but ey that's what happens when you have no time to do it yourself and I really don't feel like going through all the trouble either.
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The typical sign (at least for me), is when I turn my steering wheel, while car is parked, I can hear an annoying sqeaking sound coming from the front wheel. When my warranty was over, I went to a mechanic I trust, and he replaced the ball joint for $100 including parts and labor... He installed some after market ball-joint (not a Honda one). I first was concerned that its not Honda OEM part and etc, but its been almost a year, and it works great!
I would not be surprised if Aftermarket ball-joint is of better quality/durability than the one made by Honda.
I would not be surprised if Aftermarket ball-joint is of better quality/durability than the one made by Honda.
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Originally Posted by laidback93
I'm really starting to wonder if that is the cause of the knock noise I get every now and then from my front end. It doesn't happen all the time though.
Originally Posted by acutee
Is it the one above the tire or the one you look from underneath?
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Originally Posted by phipark
But how many miles? I remember you saying you had a shit ton of miles.
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the Balljoint is pressed into the arm, i replaced mine. go to NAPA, they're like 12 bucks a piece or something cheap like that. honda only sells the arm even though the joint is removable.
good luck!
good luck!
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Originally Posted by fsttyms1
Could be. Ive had the knocking noise (randomly) and could never figure out what it was. Ive yanked on every thing many times trying to figure it out. I inspected every thing while doing the conversion and never figured it out till yesterday. Guess i know what it is now.
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Originally Posted by Niko2000TL
the arm is pressed into the arm, i replaced mine. go to NAPA, they're like 12 bucks a piece or something cheap like that. honda only sells the arm even though the joint is removable.
good luck!
good luck!
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[QUOTE=Niko2000TL]the arm is pressed into the armQUOTE]
haha, i gotta start proofreading what i type otherwise i look like an ass i meant the ball is pressed into the arm (which im sure you figured that out
haha, i gotta start proofreading what i type otherwise i look like an ass i meant the ball is pressed into the arm (which im sure you figured that out
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Originally Posted by Niko2000TL
the Balljoint is pressed into the arm, i replaced mine. go to NAPA, they're like 12 bucks a piece or something cheap like that. honda only sells the arm even though the joint is removable.
good luck!
good luck!
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dammmmm i got a bad ball joint too lol i guess we all have bad ball joints
the noise im getting is a knokkin noise when i accelerate and when i brake......its real annoying i wanna get this fixed asap
the noise im getting is a knokkin noise when i accelerate and when i brake......its real annoying i wanna get this fixed asap
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Originally Posted by NHBTL-S
So whats the verdict then guys...getting this balljoint pressed out by some mechanic or actually replacing the whole arm with a new balljoint in it.
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Originally Posted by Niko2000TL
the Balljoint is pressed into the arm, i replaced mine. go to NAPA, they're like 12 bucks a piece or something cheap like that. honda only sells the arm even though the joint is removable.
good luck!
good luck!
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so is the cause of a bad ball joint cuz of loweing the ride or its just a problem in general? i was just about to get some tein ss coilovers and the mechanic told me i would mess up the ball joints.
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Originally Posted by shychinoboy
so is the cause of a bad ball joint cuz of loweing the ride or its just a problem in general? i was just about to get some tein ss coilovers and the mechanic told me i would mess up the ball joints.
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Both of my lowers blew out with less than 50k miles. My car wasn't lowered at all.
I think they can just wear out over time (I really don't like these non-greaseable joints) or be damaged by pot holes or speed bumps taken too fast.
I think they can just wear out over time (I really don't like these non-greaseable joints) or be damaged by pot holes or speed bumps taken too fast.
#27
Does anybody know here are lower and upper ball joints the same?
I changed my front engine mount today just to discover that my drivers side upper ball joint has nice play in it? So it was not in my case that the mount was making me trouble, it is ball joint as well.
I changed my front engine mount today just to discover that my drivers side upper ball joint has nice play in it? So it was not in my case that the mount was making me trouble, it is ball joint as well.
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i had a ball joint go on my 95 accord. I came to a stop safely, luckily I was only goin about 40km/h. But ya i had to replace the ENTIRE assembly, plus it took out a couple other parts with it.
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What your problem is?
Holy thread resurrection, Batman.... wait for Kris (the OP to this thread) chimes in... I would check acura parts catalog and see if they are similar part numbers, if so, then yes, if not, then no.... good luck.
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Most likely rotors but get the whole front end inspected just in case. There are some places that will even do free inspections.
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When ever I had bad rotors it would be at higher speeds more like 50-60, 30-40 sounds a like it could potentially be something else, but thats just me guessing. You never really know what it is man untill you start replacing things, start with the less expensive and go from there.
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