Ball Joints - How Can You Tell?

[NIcad7]

Once again another problem with my battered lex!

How can you tell if your ball joints are going?

When i pull into my driveway (full right lock) i hear a fairly loud knock just once.

I dont know if this is anything to do with the ball joints but thats what im thinking!

Any advice?

[SHAHZ]

sounds like it, then again it could be your pads moving

[NIcad7]

nah i just checked all my brakes and painted the calipers the other day. they all seemed fine.

So are ball joints expensive/hard to replace?

[Steve]

sounds like lower ball joint... not that expensive on the GS, not sure of pricing on IS.. paid Around £45 from Chis Shipley...

get it checked out mate ;)

[Tony-Bones]

Once again another problem with my battered lex!

How can you tell if your ball joints are going?

When i pull into my driveway (full right lock) i hear a fairly loud knock just once.

I dont know if this is anything to do with the ball joints but thats what im thinking!

Any advice?

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if it's a ball joint there will be play at the wheel? i feel your problem is the "metabalistic" bush on the strut, at low speed you can turn the steering on a full lock, the bush on top of the strut if worn will not allow the coil spring to rotate at the same pace as the wheel, so the "full lock" will load the coil spring and force the bush to rotate with a knock...best test, jack up the front, start the engine and turn the steering left/ right, if the bearings are worn the steering will go tight at one point..