X5 e70 - mot - front suspension ball joint play?

[p1tse]

Nearside Front Suspension arm has slight play in a ball joint (2.4.G.2)

Offside Front Suspension arm has slight play in a ball joint (2.4.G.2)

Likely meaning, cause, fix, cost?
What will this cause, handling, tyre wear?

[p1tse]

Phateuk said:

p1tse said:

Nearside Front Suspension arm has slight play in a ball joint (2.4.G.2)

Offside Front Suspension arm has slight play in a ball joint (2.4.G.2)

Likely meaning, cause, fix, cost?
What will this cause, handling, tyre wear?

These wear on all cars but at an accelerated rate on bigger heavy cars, I'd imagine a couple of hundred to replace both sides (not sure if the whole arm is replaced on these?)

Causes will be loose feeling steering and possibly increased tyre wear depending on how far gone they are. If you've had the car a while you may not have noticed the steering as its degraded over time. When you have the!m replaced you'll really feel an improvement

thanks for the reply
its a 2008 car with 72k bmw x5 so a heavy car

would be good if ball joint can just be replaced rather than whole arm for cost reasons

[p1tse]

is 5 lower arm and 10 upper arm?

assume a decent wheel alignment required after too?

[p1tse]

E30M3SE said:

No, both are lower. #5 (tension strut/arm) is the front #10 (lower wishbone) the rear. Wishbone marked #16 is the upper.

You need to find out whether it is the front or rear arm ball joints that have the slight play.

It hasn't failed for having 'slight' play, has it?

no not failed, but would like to research on cost to fix from advisory