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No, it is not safe to drive with a broken ball joint. A broken ball joint can cause a loss of steering control, leading to a potential accident. It is important to have it repaired before driving again.
it allows the wheels to swivel so the driver can steer
Ball and socket joint The arm movement is possible because of ball and socket joint.
If you mean a broken ball joint, you may need a cold chisel and hammer or air grinder to remove the steel rivets and a tool called a "pickle fork" to drive between the ball joint and the spindle to separate the ball joint from the spindle taper after removing the cotter pin and nut.
Ball joint. Shake your tire if it wiggles a lot you need a new ball joint. possible you need to tighten your lug nuts
The hip joint is a ball and socket joint.
The ball joint in a vehicle is used to pivot between the wheel and the suspension. There are usually and upper ball joint and a lower ball joint.
The shoulder joint permits the most possible movement due to its ball-and-socket design, allowing for a wide range of motion including flexion, extension, abduction, adduction, rotation, and circumduction.
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The joint in your shoulder is a Ball & Socket Joint.
The hip joint is a ball and socket joint so it possible to move the leg around in a 360 degree circle. The knee joint is a pivotal hinge joint so it can only move backwards and forwards with slight rotation.
On vehicles, the ball joint(s) connect the steering spindles or struts to the control arms and allow for limited horizontal and vertical movement of the spindles/struts, as well as allow the spindle/strut to turn on a horizontal plane so that the vehicle can steer. ball joints deviate velocity due to up and down motion. The ball and socket joint consist in the hip and shoulder. It is a spherical bone fitted into a cup like bone for maximum movement.