How to Check Tie Rod Ball Joints

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Tip 1 - Ball Joint, Control Arm, and Tie Rod Inspection Tips | KnowYourParts

Published: 9 years, 4 month(s) ago | Submitted by rob mercier | permalink

Follow these inspection tips for ball and socket joints, ball joints, tie rods, and sway bar links to help ensure you fix them before they wear out.

For further reading: http://www.knowyourparts.com/technical-articles/ball-joint-control-arm-and-tie-rod-inspection-tips/ ^[1]

Tip 2 - How to Check Ball Joints

Published: 9 years, 4 month(s) ago | Submitted by anagertrudis sanz | permalink

The ball joints allow the front wheels of a vehicle to move up and down, protecting against road bumps allowing you to pivot while steering. Over time, a car's ball joints may wear down. If a ball joint starts to loosen, you'll hear...
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For further reading: http://www.wikihow.com/Check-Ball-Joints ^[2]

Tip 3 - Poor man's tie rod end (or ball joint) boot

Published: 9 years, 4 month(s) ago | Submitted by Lars Lauridsen | permalink

A simple & cheap way to seal any ball and socket type joint after the boot has been compromised. I teach High School Automotives and while replacing ...

For further reading: http://www.instructables.com/id/Poor-mans-tie-rod-end-or-ball-joint-boot/ ^[3]

Tip 4 - How to tell if the Control Arm is bad too, or just the ball joint

Published: 9 years, 4 month(s) ago | Submitted by hoosfoos | permalink

I have a 1997 Ford Expedition 4WD truck that has a LOT of wiggle on the front left tire. I'm assuming that this is caused by a bad ball joint. Is that a safe assumption to make? Assuming that it is,

For further reading: http://mechanics.stackexchange.com/questions/13416/how-to-tell-if-the-control-arm-is-bad-too-or-just-the-ball-joint ^[4]