How to Check if a Ball Joint is Bad

When it comes to driving any car, there are definitely a good number common maintenance and repair items that you should probably keep an eye on. It might seem just a little bit overwhelming at first but if you’re willing to sit down and watch a couple of helpful YouTube videos, I think that just about anybody could figure out the basics of keeping a car in the best shape possible so that, in the long run, you have to spend as little money as possible on the whole ordeal.

With people like YouTuber, ChrisFix, along for the ride to help out,  you could take the problems that would otherwise take long hours of reading on forums and piecing together all kinds of information about and shrink them down to one concise YouTube video that tells you how to diagnose with a couple of simple steps. This time, the item that he’s trying to take down is none other than a ball joint that seems to be bad.

With just a couple of quick maneuvers, Chris has the car jacked up and can tell you exactly what’s wrong with it. By trying these steps out for yourself, you might not become a certified mechanic or anything like that but you could certainly save yourself a few dollars from those expensive labor rates that these guys tend to charge – many times for good reason.

Everybody likes keeping some extra money in my wallet where they can so check out the video down below that takes you through the entire process that will have you becoming a ball joint connoisseur in just a couple of minutes. After going through it be sure to tell us what you think of these methods of testing out a ball joint and if you can think of any other efficient ways of making sure that the part in question is up to par.