caused the ball joint to break on one side?

1999 CHEVROLET TAHOE
170,000 MILES • 5.7L • V8 • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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SZLYNN1312
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Loaned truck out and was basically super dogging it and caused the ball joint to break on one side. I cannot afford another day down. Can I just change upper and lower ball joints on one side since other is not broken go back to it Saturday next weekend?
Nov 11, 2018 at 7:33 AM
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ASEMASTER6371
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Good morning,

Yes, you can do just one if you like. There is no reason to change them all when 1 fails.

The ball joint failed from impact. Sounds like a pothole or a raised street level that caused it.

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-release-a-ball-joint

Roy
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