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In a message dated 11/19/2001 1:59:27 PM Central Standard Time, aconsola stny.rr writes:
> Hi all,
> Anyone know how to tell if a lower ball joint is actually bad or not? The
> guy at the inspection place said that it was loose, and the car sure makes a
> knocking noise over there, but when I jacked up the car, I was able to lift
> up the wheel by hand, which is classic for upper strut bearing. I have a
> '98, and had the strut bearings replaced 13 months ago, now I am not sure if
> I need to do strut bearings, or ball joints or both.
> Thanks for any advice,
> -Anthony
>
I think that if you jack the car up and put a pry bar between the lower
control arm and the sway bar and you move it up and down and there is play
in the joint the ball joint is no good.
When the car is down on the ground you can tell if the strut bushing is no
good if there is more than 1/8" space between the strut plate and the strut
tower.
Scott
96 gti vr6
95 gti vr6
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