ball joints are going bad has anyone changed theirs how much are they etc

 

when i did mine one side i think it was 50, but im not 100% sure, i think that's how much it was.

 

50 dollars for the part did u buy from the dealer or somewhere else

 

im not sure, my dad went and picked it up while i was taking it off, im thinking at autozone, he don't go to the dealerships that much, but then again i could be wrong. im thinking autozone=50 bucks cause i know dealerships would be around 80 or so i've heard.

 

Which ball joint??? We have a few

 

connecting the steering knuckle to the lower control arm. 50 bucks...........does it seem right?

 

how long did it take u to do it i'm thinking about doing it this weekend

 

30 min, around there somewhere, not hard at all.

 

I am 99% sure you cann't just replace that ball joint. The whole control arm has to be changed. I just removed my steering knuckle last weekend

 

i'll go to the dealer tommorow and see the parts guy if they sell just the ball joint or the whole control arm

 

oh sorry, forgot to mention this was on my 93, it has 3 bolts on the bottom and one holding the actualy ball joint to the steering knuckle. i thought it would be the same thing on my 98 but i haven't had a ball joint problem with that yet, and didn't notice if it was a whole with the control arm or if it can be pressed out of it.

 

yea , what i30tmikeD said,, when my ball joint went bad i had to replace the whole arm which comes with the ball joint, it cost me 180

 

3rd gens can replace just the ball joint, 4th gen's cannot. I have seen the whole control arm on some discount nissan part sites for around $120 I believe.

 

I just replaced my lower ball joints a couple of months ago because the boots were shredded. Nissan does not sell them by themselves. You have to by the whole arm OR go to a place like Napa and buy just the joints for about $40 each. I removed the arms myself and had a shop use a hydraulic press to press the joints out and in. I also replaced the rubber bushings with Energy Suspension bushings. http://www.courtesyparts.com/energys...on/maxima.html You might need help from the shop to get the old bushings removed. The shop I found did all this in about 30 minutes and charged me $20.

 

anyone knows where to buy them cheap either ball joints or the lower control arm

 

Rockauto.com has the joints for $23.79. I wish I had gotten them there instead of at Napa for about $40, but I kinda got myself in a corner and needed them quick.

 

What are symptoms of a bad ball joint or control arms?

I'm starting to hear clunkings noises in the front whenever I go over uneven pavement or potholes...is this more likely my struts are shot?

 

most likely ball joints are bad i get the same noise too

 

thanks for your help got the part number from rockauto and bought the parts locally and have installed them too took 2 hours all together not bad

 

i got mine from advance auto.the old ones have to be pressed out i went to autozone they have a loan-a-tool deal (where you pay a deposit they loan you a tool then when you return it you get your money back)and got a ball joint press it made it so much easier.