Remove the tire and wheel from your 1996 Mercury Grand Marquis. Remove the ball joint retaining nuts. Pound the ball joint out with a hammer. Reverse the process to install your new ball joint.
Each tire has two ball joints. If they break you will lose control of the steering and crash.
Check the tire balance. Also check the tie rod ends and ball joints for wear. These are the most common places to start.
Wheel shaking is caused by a balance problem, either a tire needs to be balanced, a wheel is bent or there is a problem with an axle. HOWEVER! Most vehicles can tolerate a tire/wheel that is a LITTLE out of balance provided that everything is functioning properly. Among the list of things that must be functioning properly are the ball joints. Worn ball joints make the front end loose and the vehicle does not handle properly. If you suspect worn ball joints, replace them.
you take off the tire and then take off the brake rotor and calipers and the the spendle and need a ball joint remover , rent from auto zone and then press out ball joints and then press in new ball joints and reassymble!
Bad shocks, worn ball joints, worn tie rod ends - all cause tire wear.
Bad shocks, ball joints bad, tires out of balance. More then likely shocks.
The ball joints are on the lower control arm. The ball joint supports the weight of the car. It is between the lower control arm and the hub of the front suspension. In relationship to the tire it is about even with rim of the wheel on the bottom.
ball jointscheck tire pressure, tires, if it shakes when you apply the brake its more than likely the rotors...if not then have a mechanic check out the ball joints.
probably ball joints but could be a tire out of balance or a wheel bearing
Low air pressure, hitting curbs, bad ball joints, bad alignment.
Put your truck up on jacks. Loosen the lug nuts on the wheel and then remove them. Remove the tire so you have access to the ball joints. Use a pair of pliers to remove the cotter pins. Place a ball joint separator between the ball joint and the steering knuckle and then hammer it until it pops loose. Remove the old ball joints and then replace them with the new ones.