should i replace entire control arm or ball joint?

[devon.818]

my front right ball joint is fucked. makes clunking noises. got it up on the lift, obvious signs of worn out.

my question is, should i replace the entire controll arm or can i just do ball joint?
or does it depend?
i dont see why the whole control arm would go bad...and the harbor freight ball joint tool+ball joint is still less than entire control arm...

or is it easier to just replace entire control arm?

thanks.

[Holland]

Bentley states that ball joints aren't serviceable, and the entire arm should be replaced.

[devon.818]

awesome. thanks man.

[Adrian_Visser]

Bentley lies. You can replace them, IIRC BMA sells the individual balljoints. If you don't have a good press and lots of big sockets etc to use as guide tools you will have to get a machine shop to do it and the labour will most likely cost more than buying whole new arms. At least that's how it worked out for me.