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Ball joint diagnosis

Tiny
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How do I determine if the ball joints in my 1999 Explorer xlt 4x4 need to be replaced? Are there any symptoms/noises I would hear? Wife took the car to be inspected yesterday and mechanic told her this. The truck has 118,000 miles on it. Can I check for anything by jacking the car in my driveway?
thanks anyone for assistance.
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Thursday, August 9th, 2007 AT 4:03 PM

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Tiny
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Do you have a floor jack? If yes jack up under the control arm to take pressure off the ball joint. Get a good size bar and put it under the tire and pull up and down. See ANY movement? Movement is bad!
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