Would anyone know if the severity of a bad balljoint fluctuate with temperature? Reason being is that in the mornings the car seems to drive fine. However, on the way home in the late afternoons in bumper to bumper traffic, I start to hear and feel a knocking sensation. More pronounced when slowly letting out the clutch, shimmying (is that a word?) the wheel back and forth at low speeds, or sometimes feathering the brake. If i ride the clutch a bit at higher rpms, there is none of this "knocking". I did the 12 and 6 o'clock grab and shake, and the right side wheel does move a little. I haven't ruled out my motor mounts(which looked a little cracked, but not all fubared as my friends' ones were), h-pipe knocking on the car frame, loose bellhousing bolts, or bad steering joint/bushings. Just looking for other peoples' experiences so I know what to look for this weekend when I put the thing up on the stands. Thanks in advance.
Does this sound like a bad balljoint?
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are you pretty sure it is wheel related? if so, how are the tie rods (the 3 and 9 o'clock test).
the stuff about the clutch puzzles me a bit - no way it is motor or trans related (or TOB)? i dont get it. you are a smart guy and do the tests i would do, so im not sure i have much to offer (other than playing around with it).
sorry bud. keep us updated with new observations. good luck and bump.
the stuff about the clutch puzzles me a bit - no way it is motor or trans related (or TOB)? i dont get it. you are a smart guy and do the tests i would do, so im not sure i have much to offer (other than playing around with it).
sorry bud. keep us updated with new observations. good luck and bump.
