2014 camry le 201,3000 miles, how is autozone low ball joint or go with toyota, yesterday i saw a (20 y=years )old honda accord lower ball joint snap off in walmart,
do i need to replace, just for safe issue,
yesterday i saw a old honda accord lower ball joint snap off ... do i need to replace, just for safe issue,
No. You do not service your car according to what breaks on other cars. By that logic you could replace everything in the car.
Check for looseness and replace when it's worn out and there's too much movement.
How to Inspect Ball Joints for Looseness | MOOG Parts
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YPrPW6tnRa8
@imperator https://youtube.com/shorts/ttq8gOHkKAc?si=EY-FmlLckS_aj9Es this is normal right video , i use pry bar
the joint didn't move (as far as I can tell from the video), so it's OK
@imperator ok got it thx wont happen next time
I have upper ball joints in my 1999 Ranger that were AutoZone-bought. I put them in myself with no issues almost two years ago. They're fine.
Ball joints don't just suddenly fail in the slightest. That driver probably ignored the symptoms for years before that ball joint broke.
Should I replace ball joints with OEM parts?
There's no need to use OEM ball joints. You can replace them with aftermarket parts. If there's only a few dollars difference in the price you might go original. If it were an electronic module that interacts with the ECU you'd want to go OEM, not the case here, aftermarket's fine.
202,000 miles, is this normal lower ball joint, i use pry ball to test it,
https://youtube.com/shorts/ttq8gOHkKAc?si=EY-FmlLckS_aj9Es
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