Axle ball/knuckle joints

Advice wanted please.

I have hopefully posted pictures of the front axle ball joints. I know there is grease there, but am unsure as to what they should look like.

There isn't any movement in the kingpins that I can find. I've tugged both wheels by holding on to the top of the tyre and can find no movement or noise what so ever. (Car has done 28K)

Do these look normal? Compared to the picture Daniel30 posted I think they are, but I'm often wrong

Many thanks

Paul

I'd wipe them down to get rid of the build up and see what happens to them over a few days or so. A leaking oil seal will allow oil to show at the dust seal sooner or later.

Yeah give them a clean up and keep an eye on them they both look the same I don't know how common it is for both of them to go exactly the same time if they are going

Check the diff oil level by removing the filler and seeing if anything pours out. If nothing does then fill it up till it does.Then clean it up and see if it leaks.

My fear being it might have been leaking but has run dry of anything to leak.

Kirkynut

When I bought the car last December, I changed the oil in both axles. The front was slightly low on oil when I drained it Although I must admit, I haven't checked it since.

Not knowing a thing about these joints at the time, I wiped the dirty grease off. I then thought that they would go rusty and re-greased the surface of the ball joints. They haven't been touched for 9 months and this is what they look like now. If the king pins need doing, Ill happily change them and the oil seals.

So... Are the photo's of the joints are normal?? If not, What should they look like??

Paul

It is to my understanding that the ball joints should be dry and no grease, oil, etc on them.
Wipe them clean, make sure your oil is topped up. If oil appears again then the problem will most likely be the seal.