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Old Sep 5, 2023 | 01:36 PM
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I’ve got a 1988 Dodge Dakota 4WD, I had a problem with a wheel bearing and it pulled apart. After getting the truck towed back home, I got everything taken apart and the passenger side steering knuckle had gotten bent where the brake pads rest and the eye where the caliper slide bolt screws into got broken off. Does anyone know of any place that has replacement steering knuckles for sale? I’ve looked at quite a few different retailers and no one seems to have it. I think the closest junk yard that has a Dakota is about an hour away, if there isn’t anything online I might just have to make that trip, but any help is much appreciated.
 
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Old Sep 5, 2023 | 01:46 PM
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I’ve got a 1988 Dodge Dakota 4WD, I had a problem with a wheel bearing and it pulled apart. After getting the truck towed back home, I got everything taken apart and the passenger side steering knuckle had gotten bent where the brake pads rest and the eye where the caliper slide bolt screws into got broken off. Does anyone know of any place that has replacement steering knuckles for sale? I’ve looked at quite a few different retailers and no one seems to have it. I think the closest junk yard that has a Dakota is about an hour away, if there isn’t anything online I might just have to make that trip, but any help is much appreciated.
Yeah, I think that's gonna be a hard one to find. Ebay is usually a half decent place to look but going back to 1988 is gonna be real tough. To tell you the truth, I'd be thrilled if there was one only an hour away.
 
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Yeah I’ve looked on EBay and I’ve found some spindles for 2nd models but nothing for the 4WD drive. I’ve got time off work next week so I might take a trip up there and see if I can find one.
 
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Old Sep 5, 2023 | 01:55 PM
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Yeah I’ve looked on EBay and I’ve found some spindles for 2nd models but nothing for the 4WD drive. I’ve got time off work next week so I might take a trip up there and see if I can find one.
Did you try https://www.car-part.com/ yet? Let your fingers do the walking.
 
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Did you try https://www.car-part.com/ yet? Let your fingers do the walking.
That’s where I was looking. Where I found the possible one about an hour away.
 
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That’s where I was looking. Where I found the possible one about an hour away.
Not too far away. Obviously worth the drive if they have it and it's not too much of a hassle to pull it off.
 
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Not too far away. Obviously worth the drive if they have it and it's not too much of a hassle to pull it off.
I’ll have to see how easy it comes off of my Dakota, hopefully it’ll come off as easy as the wheel hubs
 
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