Ball joints are the bane of my existence. Living in the northeast means dealing with rust, which means any time I have to pop a ball joint from a knuckle there’s often fused metal and a lot of ...

The great thing about cars is that you can do a lot of maintenance with simple tools. Cars are, in a sense, just a bunch of items held together with nuts and bolts, after all. Even suspension work can ...

The suspension ball joint is critical to a vehicle's suspension system. It serves as a vital link between the suspension and steering components, allowing for smooth and controlled movement of the ...

Drill out the old rivets. We used a chunk of wood to keep the control arm out of the way. It started as a clicking noise as you backed out of the drive. Just a mild tap through the steering wheel.

Ball joints act like hinges and connect the suspension control arms to the steering knuckles with a rotating, spherical stud and a socket, giving the wheels a wide range of movement — from side to ...

Zak is new to the CarBuzz team, working as a freelance content writer. When Zak isn't writing How To articles for CarBuzz he's working as a high school automotive technology instructor. Before ...

CARS.COM — Worn ball joints allow too much movement in the suspension, so the driver may feel more vibrations — or hear squeaks or rattles on bumpy surfaces or when turning — caused by looseness in ...

It’s a well known fact now that the Jeep JK front axle ball joints can be problematic. Somewhere in the Jeep design process (or in the final accounting budget) it seems Jeep skimped on this part, ...