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Did you check for play with the car's weight off the wheel?=20

Larry
  ----- Original Message -----=20
  From: Robbie Cotner=20
  To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org=20
  Sent: Wednesday, July 03, 2002 7:41 PM
  Subject: how can you tell if a ball joint is bad? URGENT


  OK, today the alignment shop said they couldn't give me an alignment =
because my right ball joint was bad.  So I got a ball joint that had a =
few miles on it from my parts car,  and was going to put it on but then =
I noticed that the hub had no play in it at all.  I checked all over, no =
play anywhere.  The mechanic was pretty busy so maybe he grabbed the =
brake rotor and felt the play?  He said it was "really bad" and would =
cost me $130 to fix, and I could only get parts through him.  So =
anyway.....  NEITHER(checked both) sides have ANY noticeable play, and =
I'm leaving on a 2,000 mile road trip at 6 AM tomorrow morning.  So how =
about I bring the spare ball joint with, and have it replaced at my =
destination (about 1,400 miles into the trip).  So do you think I could =
get by with this?  I will almost constantly be going in a straight =
line......

  thanks in advance-

  Rob





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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Did you check for play with the car's =
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  <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> how can you tell if a =
ball joint=20
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  <P>OK, today the alignment shop said they couldn't give me an =
alignment=20
  because my right ball joint was bad.&nbsp; So I got a ball joint that =
had a=20
  few miles on it from my parts car,&nbsp; and was going to put it on =
but then I=20
  noticed that the hub had no play in it at all.&nbsp; I checked all =
over, no=20
  play anywhere.&nbsp; The mechanic was pretty busy so maybe he grabbed =
the=20
  brake rotor and felt the play?&nbsp; He said it was "really bad" and =
would=20
  cost me $130 to fix, and I could only get parts through him.&nbsp; So=20
  anyway.....&nbsp;&nbsp;NEITHER(checked both)&nbsp;sides have ANY =
noticeable=20
  play, and I'm leaving on a 2,000 mile road trip at 6 AM tomorrow=20
  morning.&nbsp; So how about I bring the spare ball joint with, and =
have it=20
  replaced at my destination (about 1,400 miles into the trip).&nbsp; So =
do you=20
  think I could get by with this?&nbsp; I will almost constantly be =
going in a=20
  straight line......</P>
  <P>thanks in advance-</P>
  <P>Rob</P>
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