Upper ball joint

[Asylum]

Should the protective rubber on the ball joint be more ballooned out?
When I squeeze it, should grease be *********** out?

 

[Big Buttons]

Yes it should be filled more. But you dont want to be able to squeeze out grease.

 

[Asylum]

So I'm guessing the only solution is to change it if there isn't enough grease since there's no grease nipple.

 

[Big Buttons]

Does the other side look like that?

 

[Asylum]

ya, it does.

 

[Big Buttons]

Do you have bad steering or shake at any speeds? Or any problems with aligning it?

 

[Asylum]

not at all, I was just curious. I'm gonna be changing out the two front hubs and disks, so I thought I should install the ball joints while I was there. No sense on changing them if they're still good.

 

[Big Buttons]

If they both look like that then they are more than likely still good. Maybe someone else with a NNBS can confirm.

 

[Gzes]

I would replace if you are gonna pop them if not let them be. shen you pop them they might rip the boot or jist spin around when you tighten. My lower ball joints for my civic cost $20 for both

 

[InTruckDesign]

If grease is coming out then the boot is more than likely torn and since GM thought it was a great idea to put non-serviceable ball joint in the uca's your only option is to replace. Good luck finding just the balljoint as they are pressed into the uca and are typically sold as the entire unit...balljoint and uca together.

 

[Asylum]

Well there's no grease coming out, so I think I'll leave as is.

Thanks for the info guys.

 

[Zed 71]

If grease is coming out then the boot is more than likely torn and since GM thought it was a great idea to put non-serviceable ball joint in the uca's your only option is to replace. Good luck finding just the balljoint as they are pressed into the uca and are typically sold as the entire unit...balljoint and uca together.

Yeah sucks they didn't put a zerk on there. The NBS has 11 zerk fittings which helps maintain equipment.