You can put a pry bar between the steering arm (insert from the wheel side going over the steering arm and under the tie rod) and the tie rod and try it lever it up and down to see if the ball joint moves. You might have to turn the steering wheel to get the two in a favourable position, but you don't have to undo or take anything off apart from the wheel. Just make sure the car is solid on whatever you use, jacks, stands, etc. so you don't drop it on yourself (or others).
If you don't want to take the wheel off you could of course try coming from the other side but you'll probably need to turn the wheel at full lock to expose the tie rod/steering arm. The risk is that with the car's weight on the entire suspension you may have to fight higher forces to induce any movement if there is any. Shouldn't be, but at full lock who knows?
If you don't want to take the wheel off you could of course try coming from the other side but you'll probably need to turn the wheel at full lock to expose the tie rod/steering arm. The risk is that with the car's weight on the entire suspension you may have to fight higher forces to induce any movement if there is any. Shouldn't be, but at full lock who knows?
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