does an unloaded balljoint need to be replaced?, want to disprove my friends pseudo logic Options

[enderswift]

hey everyone

heres the context,

I took apart my drivers side wheel to remove a dust ring that was making alot of noise. While i was taking things apart, i had to seperate the lower balljoint from the lower control arm in order to slide the cv from the hub. My buddy says that once a ball joint has been unloaded, like mine, it has to be replaced. I completely ignored this, put things together, and went about my life for a few weeks.... until my car started to make a sound every time i would accelerate a little more agressively. It almost sounds like somethings is loose... i cant explain it through a post so im not going to try. Has anyone ever heard of this whole balljoint thing??

[enderswift]

cv joint is in fantastic shape. if it was the cv, it would make noise during turns and correspond with the rotation of the wheel. This is not the same sound i had before, that turned out to be a loose dust ring. This new sound is the result of me taking things apart to fix THAT sound Could you guys give me some more details on this cv grease thing? I dont understand why a part that doesnt slide would need grease... i mean the cv stub simply rests among the splines in the wheel bearing. also, how would a 'dry' cv stub make a noise??? O.o

This post has been edited by enderswift: Oct 1, 2009 - 6:53 PM