anybody know what the acceptable play meas. are for ball joints....

[632 Regal]

namely the thrust arms. began my mini-quest to "restore" an arm without having to throw it in the garbage, and i'd like to know how much movement is acceptable. the closest i've found is a state roadworthiness testing PDF that gives 5 series up to 1988 a max play of .030, and three series (E36) of .050. thanks.

[ryan roopnarine]

its not so much that the distance matters right now, i'd just like to have the figure. oh, and about your estimation....i measured both. L has .035, R has .055, so one of them might "technically" be in wear OK range......i can just imagine the guffaws im going to get when i post the pic to the board of them restored with zerks