How fast can a ball joint wear out?
How fast can a ball joint wear out? Generally speaking, you should expect to have to have your ball joints replaced between 70,000 to 150,000 miles of driving. Excessive play in the joint can cause additional wear, and if a ball joint fails, your car's suspension could collapse and you could lose control of the vehicle. Why does the upper ball joint wear down the fastest? They are the load-carrying ball joints and therefore wear down the fastest. In cases where the spring is fitted on the upper ball joint, it is the load bearing joint and will wear down...