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Could be dry ball joint ? Sound of metal against >>
Posted by BobD (more from BobD) on Wed, 8 Jan 2003 22:53:39
In Reply to: Relatively loud flexing/bending sound in front of car.., 94convert, Tue, 7 Jan 2003 18:06:40
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stressed metal. If the ball joints lose their lubrication they get dry and rusty in the ball-in-socket joint. they can make quite interesting squeak-squack sounds. The standard test for play will not find this. I recommend checking ball joints by pulling the mount out of the A-arm just enough to move the joint by hand. If it moves real easy its time to replace. If they are dry and rusty and making sounds you often cannot move them by hand. A dry joint may have no play, but will be wearing metal away. The hardened metal can wear and break free, soon allowing enough play/clearance for the joint to fail. At 140K you should do the upper joints if they have not been done.
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