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Q: I have a 2000 Chevy Malibu and when the car is running and not moving, it begins to smell like gas. It is worse when the air vents are turned on or up higher, especially in the driver's side. I ...

Ball joints act like hinges and connect the suspension control arms to the steering knuckles with a rotating, spherical stud and a socket, giving the wheels a wide range of movement — from side to ...

Q: My 2010 Chevy pickup truck has been a perfect truck for almost 12 years now. The last time it went in for tires and an oil change I was told it was going to need ball joints, and the ball joints ...

You may have heard the term ball joint before and mistaken it for a ball and socket joint, which connects one bone to another. Ball joints on vehicles operate in much the same way, though. They ...

What holds a vehicle’s suspension together and guides the tire wheels while driving? Ball joints are a component of the front suspension system of a vehicle These joints comprise of a ball and socket, ...

Often times on these pages you will read stories about upgrades that are done preemptively. We swap in larger axle assemblies before we are left stranded on the trail with a broken ring gear, or we ...

Balljoints will use over time and will lead to a bad handling if you won’t change them in time. However, changing the balljoints on your Toyota Camry is not a very easy job and requires a bit of ...

I'm trying to find out whether I need to replace the control arm bushing or the control arm ball joints on my Mazda6. When my car is moving and I'm turning or braking, there are banging, popping, ...

The crew at Carli Suspension is tough on their late-model Dodges. After needing to replace the stock upper ball joints for the fifth time after a wheeling outing, they said "enough is enough" and ...

If you hear the phrase full stud ball joint, that means it’s a full ball at the end and it interacts with surfaces inside a sealed joint.

Q: My 2010 Chevy pickup truck has been a perfect truck for almost 12 years now. The last time it went in for tires and an oil change I was told it was going to need ball joints, and the ball joints ...