ball joints going bad may make any kind of noise or will not make any noise at all. Jack up the car, put it on stands by the frame. Put a jack under tire or spindle and raise it to see how much the ball joint moves. If yours moves at all it needs to be replaced.

If you guys cant get your replaced by recal i have two (l and r) for sale. They were on a car that had the recall done and the owner parted the car out for stupid reasons. They have appx 3000 miles on them and still have the mitsu part no. sticker on them. Both need new boots, i ripped them when i separated them, tiny rips. new boots are a couple of dollars at autozone.

since they are so new i would like to get 65.00 shipped to your door. thats about 32.50 each arm and you need to buy boots so about 35.00 each arm.

you have to be careful some dealers are charging full price for these babies, i think i paid 47.00 each arm when mine went bad (obviously before i had these).

Terry