I haven't heard a lot of talk about folks replacing the lower control arm due to the ball joint being worn out. Noticed this yesterday while removing the wheel well liner to install new LED lights and replacing the CVT aux filter.
As you can see my rubber boot is to worn (same on both sides) but not certain if it means it's time for a replacement. Steering is tight and I didn't see any movement on the ball joint when rocking the wheel. Car has 66k miles. Any thoughts?
By the way I couldn't believe the amount of junk that has accumulated behind the liner ..... mostly leaves , worst on the driver side.