How to Check if a Ball Joint is Bad

How to check ball joints and ball joint noise. Learn how to diagnose a bad ball joint for both an upper and lower control arm. I also quickly show you how to tell if it is a bad tie rod, bushings, or a bad bearing just in case your ball joint is not bad. A bad ball joint will make noise which is the first symptom of knowing it’s bad.

How to Replace a Ball Joint: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9O_cOB2MTI
Cutaway of a Ball Joint: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04DJ1R5cSy4
How to Tell if your Tie Rod is BAD: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brI2feYiEi8

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46 thoughts on “How to Check if a Ball Joint is Bad

  1. Very cool diagnostic. I find out the lower ball joint is bad when the car makes all kinds of noises like an old squeaky wooden stair. Then the tire fell off the car at low speed but the axle landed back on the inside of the wheel rim. I got lucky.

  2. You have saved me lots of money from your videos. Thank you. May God give you blessings.
    Anyone in the 210. Let’s fix cars together.

  3. Does the rear wheels have ball joints? I replaced wheel bearing but still getting wheel play can someone help me out 🙂

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  5. In order to feel the wear of ball joints, you must jack up or support the lower control arm with the load of the suspension supported. Otherwise you are working against the suspension/springs to feel for the wear of the ball joints. In order words, jack it up and support it by the lower control arm. Your video shows the vehicle weight on stands resting on the frame. Good video and explanation though.

  6. Instant sub. Watch some vids with u awhile back and i wont forget that engine cover spray job. Think it was a honda. I drive a mitsubishi fto and i think i have a bad balljoint will it jump out on me one of these days going to work or can i just cruise? I dont hear all of that noise tho

  7. More often than not, any play you feel when you try to "wiggle" the tire with your hands at the 6 and 12 positions will indicate a bad wheel bearing. You're not likely to be able to feel a bad ball joint that way because of spring pressure against it. The pry bar under the wheel is a more sure way to check them.

  8. The tire wiggle mostly shows the condition of the wheel bearing, but will also show ball joint slop. Better way while it's lifted like that is to pry upward with a pry-bar between the pavement & lower control arm while watching the joints for vertical/horizontal play.

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