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Old 12-30-2006, 07:10 AM
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When the car is jacked up, the upper ball joint has some play in it. It doesn't "wobble" that much, but there definitely is some play in it. Can I just replace the ball joint or do I need to replace the whole front upper lower control arm? Thanks.
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88-89 control arms have welded in ball joints, 90-91 have pressed in with circlips on the bottem. Keep in mind somebody could have swaped them out before so look and see what you have.
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i should've specified that it's for a 97 civic
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haha, sorry I thought I was still in the ef section
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