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Old 04-01-2015, 03:15 PM
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Control arm and ball joint

Need help figuring out why I'm always told my ball joint is bad. It's been replaced twice in just the last three months. The last time I ordered from GM with the actual preferred replacement part. My steering wheel is always jerking to the right. My tires are going bald in just a month and there is a lot of grease on the ball joint and behind the disk. Also I've replaced the strut and sway bar. Please help!!!_
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Oh yea its a 2006 Chevy Cobalt SS
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I'm assuming they performed an alignment after the first replacement ball joint? There shouldn't be that much grease in a ball joint, if your axle poo'd out it would spray grease all over back there. Does it jerk to the right when you brake?
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Has anyone/you checked your CABs?
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Yes I did get an alignment. No one had told me anything about my cabs. I took it to a Chevy dealership they told me that I needed the new control arm and strut along with the little parts that go along with it. They wanted to charge me $2000, of course I replaced it myself. It does pull to the right when braking.
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The pull to the right is most likely air in your brake lines. Bleed some fluid through there are some how to's around the internets on containers for bleeding the brakes (mason jar with a line into it to make a liquid seal to allow air out but not back in
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Ok I'll try thank you
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What parts did you replace exactly
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I know this doesn't help much, but if you are looking for a set of control arms, I got a set off a cobalt ss/tc with good ball joints and new bushings all around that I don't need since I sold my car
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