Ball joints?
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Ball joints?
I know my tie rods are bad but when I raised my driver side tire I grabbed it by the 12 and 6 o'clock and it rocks back and forth. But when looking at the joint there is no play. I even put a bar under the tire and tried to see if that would show the joint being bad but nothing. Could the ball joint still be bad even if I see zero play or do I need to look elsewhere? Truck is a 88 F250 light duty
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I didn't even think of wheel bearings. Can they cause enough play on the wheel to move back and forth a couple inches? I'll start to take the hub off after work today
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If you are grabbing the wheel at 12 and 6 and it has play in it, you should be able to see where the play is coming from. Have someone move the wheel while you look underneath for where the play is happening.
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What your photo shows is the bearing inner race and roller cage, the outer race is pressed in the wheel hub. The wheel hub has an inner bearing and an outer bearing. Can't tell much about the condition of the bearing from your photo except that the grease is dirty, but wheel bearings are inexpensive and it would be worth it to replace them, the outer races, and the seals while you have the hub off the axle.
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What your photo shows is the bearing inner race and roller cage, the outer race is pressed in the wheel hub. The wheel hub has an inner bearing and an outer bearing. Can't tell much about the condition of the bearing from your photo except that the grease is dirty, but wheel bearings are inexpensive and it would be worth it to replace them, the outer races, and the seals while you have the hub off the axle.
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Yes, the rollers make contact with both races (inner and outer) when you tighten then adjust the axle nut. FYI the outer race is also called a cone. When you replace the bearings get a new cotter pin also.
Last edited by Savage19NRA; Apr 11, 2018 at 09:58 AM. Reason: Added cotter pin
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