how do you check for a bad upper ball joint?

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Aug 23, 2006 | 08:16 AM

Dwight Schrute

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how do you check for a bad upper ball joint?

my civic has 180k miles on the original upper ball joints. the boots are not torn or ripped, but i hear they usually go bad without ripping the joint.

Aug 24, 2006 | 08:18 AM

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Re: how do you check for a bad upper ball joint? (drewthomas14)

Aug 24, 2006 | 08:48 AM

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Re: how do you check for a bad upper ball joint? (drewthomas14)

you grab a fistful of knuckle and shake. any play is bad play.

Aug 26, 2006 | 11:15 AM

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Re: how do you check for a bad upper ball joint? (Tyson)

which direction? i shook it all around and i didnt see any movement.

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