ball joints problem.

[19TcappaLX]

hey tuners think i might be having a ball joint or could it be bad bushes.car has new axles on driver side.it a 90 lx 4dr.i'm hearing a bumpping sound when i'm turnning in my drive way.my steering wheel also moves left to right a little.what you think it could be.

[deevergote]

Could be any number of things. Get under there and look.

Ball joints, tie rod ends, etc.
Look for torn boots on any ball joints, torn or worn rubber elsewhere... And get an alignment.

[BBuncky2]

They won't give him an alignment until his ball joints are fixed up anyway.

[19TcappaLX]

19TcappaLX

do you know the price of a new ball joint repair.

[jimy]

do you know the price of a new ball joint repair.

$20, you do it yourself.

[19TcappaLX]

19TcappaLX

will i need a 4 wheel alinement on my cb7.its not lowed let.

[Night Wolf]

jack up the front of the car till the wheels are off. now shake the wheel by the top & bottom. if you got play your upper/lower ball joints might be bad.

now shake the wheel by the left & right. if you got play your tie rod ball joint might be bad

[deevergote]

Top and bottom play could also be a wheel bearing.

Look at the ball joint boots. If they are torn, replace the joint. It IS possible to replace the boots only, but if the joints have begun to dry at all, it's safest to just get new. Balljoint failure is sudden, and will cause total loss of control. Do that at 65mph, and you could die... or kill someone.

Get your joints from Honda. About $25, a little less, I think. Don't cheap out on the ball joints to save a couple dollars... it's not worth your car, or your life.

[19TcappaLX]

19TcappaLX

Thanks guys for the reply,i think i better get that problem fix very soon.

[alb_accord]

that sound is from your upper control arms.

[CB7Jay1]

Jack it up, and put a Breaker bar under the tire and pry uppwards, if there is play, the n you have bad ball joints.

[AD5OS]

Whats wrong with getting a complete kit like these?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Ball-...spagenameZWDVW

I figure its better to do both at the same time. I've been using ebay parts like these in other cars with no problems.... but then again I dont lower cars or race them.

[CB7Jay1]

AD5OS has got it, just buy the front end rebuild kit, thats actually real cheap

[deevergote]

Whats wrong with getting a complete kit like these?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Ball-...spagenameZWDVW

I figure its better to do both at the same time. I've been using ebay parts like these in other cars with no problems.... but then again I dont lower cars or race them.

People have used those cheap parts and been fine. Others have had them fail.

The parts don't cost that much more from Honda. Cheap out on your stereo. Cheap out on your body kit. Cheap out on your seat covers. DO NOT cheap out on your suspension and braking system. Your life rides on that stuff, as well as the lives of anyone with you, or anyone in your path when you lose control due to the failure of an important part.


"Hey, it sucks that I killed that 12 year old schoolgirl when I lost control and veered off the road onto the sidewalk, but I don't care... I saved $50!"

Will they work? Yes, for a time. Will they fail? Maybe. It's more likely that cheap parts like that will fail long before Honda parts. Aside from ripped boots, ball joints give no warning. They're good, and your wheels look like this | |. Then they fail, and one wheel looks like this | \. Imagine that at 65mph.

AD5OS has got it, just buy the front end rebuild kit, thats actually real cheap

Go by a Chevy Aveo (made by Daewoo). They're real cheap. I'm sure it'll last.

[Gemini]

People have used those cheap parts and been fine. Others have had them fail.

The parts don't cost that much more from Honda. Cheap out on your stereo. Cheap out on your body kit. Cheap out on your seat covers. DO NOT cheap out on your suspension and braking system. Your life rides on that stuff, as well as the lives of anyone with you, or anyone in your path when you lose control due to the failure of an important part.


"Hey, it sucks that I killed that 12 year old schoolgirl when I lost control and veered off the road onto the sidewalk, but I don't care... I saved $50!"

Will they work? Yes, for a time. Will they fail? Maybe. It's more likely that cheap parts like that will fail long before Honda parts. Aside from ripped boots, ball joints give no warning. They're good, and your wheels look like this | |. Then they fail, and one wheel looks like this | \. Imagine that at 65mph.




Go by a Chevy Aveo (made by Daewoo). They're real cheap. I'm sure it'll last.

No shit, thats real talk. i used the cheap ebay stuff on the last cb and was gonna use the same on this cb i just got but i decided to wait and save some more and get the good oem stuff so i dont have to change them a year from now.