Thursday, June 2, 2011

How can you tell when you need ball joints?

I took my jeep liberty 2002 to have a oil change and they told me I need to replace both arms because the ball joints were bad.How can you tell when you need ball joints?Steering related: Car does not drive straight down the road when you let go of the steering wheel, or does not return to the center on its own when you go around a corner, or there is heavy metallic thumping noises(not coming from the trunk); tires wearing out prematurely are a few indicators.How can you tell when you need ball joints?most of the time you can look at the front wheels and if the wheels are leaning a little it that might be a sign of bad or worn ball joints ,you can also jack it up and take a pry bar and see if the move up and down without moving the control arm,that's a sure way to find out if you know how to do it,or take the easy way out and have a shop check them, most shops will do a quick check for no cost and tell you if they are bad or not,good luck.How can you tell when you need ball joints?It seems that there was a recall on 336,000 2002 Jeep Liberty vehicles concerning the lower ball joints. Maybe yours is on the recall list. Check this web site and call the number given to see if yours is on the list. http://www.automallusa.net/2002/jeep/lib Or search %26quot;2002 Jeep Liberty recalls%26quot; and read some of the information pertaining to your vehicle.

If you grip the top of one of the front tires and forcefully push and pull it the joints should make an audible clicking sound if they are worn. ...Good Luck...How can you tell when you need ball joints?Has the recall been done on your Liberty?



If not, get it to a dealer tonight.



When they fail - your front wheels fall in like a cartoon car - if it happens when you are moving, your Jeep rolls over.How can you tell when you need ball joints?They will start to make noise. And will affect the alignment.How can you tell when you need ball joints?i don't really know much about on a jeep but i had a chevy truck that when my ball joints were bad it would make a whining noise every time i turned the wheelHow can you tell when you need ball joints?you probably won't notice anything, if you don't believe them take it somewhere else