IT'S BALL-JOINT TIME,.. How hard?
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Uppers are easy given you have a pickle fork.
Lowers are a pain. If you don't have access to a press they're even more of a pain. Very time consuming. It might take a whole Saturday or something to do both uppers and lowers. If you've never done ball joints before you should certainly get a service manual before you start.
Lowers are a pain. If you don't have access to a press they're even more of a pain. Very time consuming. It might take a whole Saturday or something to do both uppers and lowers. If you've never done ball joints before you should certainly get a service manual before you start.
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Yea...uppers are cake. Just take out the cotter pin and remove the castle. Beat the crap out of the top of the knuckle with a hammer and itll break free. Remove the 3 bolts assuming they're not riveted. Lowers require the entire knuckle to be removed which involves pushing the axle through which is a challenge in itself. I have a thread somewhere but ill post again in a bit since im on my phone.
Edit: Found it!
http://www.dakota-durango.com/forum/...ad.php?t=79209
Edit: Found it!
http://www.dakota-durango.com/forum/...ad.php?t=79209
Last edited by Rakaric; 10-31-2011 at 05:36 PM.
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Couldn't agree more. Did my uppers, it took about a day. Really you just need a good persuasion tool lol
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Well...when I attempted it I spent a good amount of hours dissembling the knuckle, and I got to the lower ball joint...grinded the top, used the press...everything I had available, and it didn't budge at all. I just took it to the shop to get it done as much as I hated it, but with 4x4 and pressed ball joints...it's worth it. The uppers take 30 minutes. That's it. I just did those and had the shop do just the lowers. $200ish for both lowers. I didn't exactly have the time to sit and beat on the control arms all weekend, plus it's the only car to drive.
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NAPA's lowers are greasable. That's where I bought mine. They were a little more expensive but I think they're better quality.