Need help, ball joint question!!!!
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Need help, ball joint question!!!!
Last year ive had all four of my front ball joints replaced. I took my truck in today for an alighnment and the guy says that my upper left balljoint needs replacing, he and other garages say that this is common and will need constant replacing every 10000 miles due to my tires? Is this true? If so, i may be selling my truck because this ball joint situation has been hell and very expensive.
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That seems very excessive. Check them for play yourself to see if they are telling you the truth. Jack up the side they say is bad, grab the tire at the 12 and 6 oclock positions and push/pull to see if there is play in the joint.
My thoughts would be either
A) They are full of crap
B) Used inferior parts the last time
or
C) Did a crappy job on the install
My thoughts would be either
A) They are full of crap
B) Used inferior parts the last time
or
C) Did a crappy job on the install
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I hope you don't mind that I hitchhike on your thread, but I too have a question about balljoints. My 1999 sport 1500 needs a right upper ball joint. But it appears similar to fords design where the whole upper control arm would need replaced, as the ball joint is not removable. Or is there a method to removal.
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