Ball Joint Emergency
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Are you *sure* you couldn't have ponied up a couple of extra for Moog?
$1200 in ball joints and tie rods?!?!?! HAHAHAHAHA Theres like $400 MAX wirth of parts there. Good to see they're charging you $800 labor. That is the most upserd quote I have ever heard. Do it yourself.
My qoute was over 1900 dollars.
Inner tie rod-----$62.49/each
Outertie rod------$57.99/each
Idler arm assy.---------$81.49
Pittman arm------------$84.49
Ball joint--------$67.49/each (upper and lower are different part, just same price)
So that's $676.90+tax in parts alone, if he needed everything (and assuming his truck is a 1/2 ton). Obviously, control arm bushings, sway bar links, shocks, etc. would be more. This is all the premium line lifetime warranty stuff. The China made crap is about 40% cheaper.
Labor is:
Ball joints, 1.7 hours/side (3.4 total)
Tie rods, 1.0 hours/side (2.0 total)
Idler arm, 0.5 hours
Pittman arm, 0.5 hours
$93/hr at my shop, so $595.20, plus $59 for a thrust angle alignment.
And shop list price on parts is a bit higher than retail (about 25-30% typically)
Add shop supplies and tax, rightabout$1,650 for everything OTD where I'm at.
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soooo I feel really dumb. I was so focused on those writeups, I just now realized I don't have an axle shaft because mine is 2wd. LOL. good times. I'll see what I can do in the afternoon tomorrow, I don't have the right hex size in my tool box, so I gotta go get me some.
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Not to mention it keeps things from flying apart when the stud and knuckle finally separate.
I'm actually kind of worried your going to injure yourself doing this repair...
edit: just realised you just changing tie rods at this time. I had visions of you beating on the ball joints with nothing restraining the coil spring.
I'm actually kind of worried your going to injure yourself doing this repair...
edit: just realised you just changing tie rods at this time. I had visions of you beating on the ball joints with nothing restraining the coil spring.