When there is excess play or movement in the joint. Wheels must be off the ground to check this.
If you let the ball joint go that bad, it can separate and you will lose control.
A worn ball joint will cause tires to wobble or rotate in odd ways, causing uneven tread wear. If you suspect a bad ball joint get it professionally checked or changed ASAP.
A worn CV joint usually makes a click-click-click sound, especially when turning. A worn ball joint is more likely to clunk in a turn. Also, in the case of a worn ball joint, if you jack up the suspect wheel and grasp the tire at the top and the bottom, you should be able to move it back and forth with a bit of a clunky feel.
no but your mom can.
most of the times if you have a bad ball join you will hear a bang when turning corners.
Possibly, the ball joint is bad or a bad strut, but I would have the ball joint checked first.
Yes
Bad ball joint
what i know you can't take that ball joint to upper control arm but if you buy the upper control arm the ball joint comes with it.
Yes, there's an A-arm on top of the rear diff with a ball joint. When they go bad, you can usually hear a thump when coming to a stop.
The hip joint is a ball and socket joint.
could be tires, unbalanced wheels, bad u joint, bad ball joint, bad cv joint, or loose suspension bolts.