Hello all. Well the balljoints finally called it quits in the Ram. They started creaking and popping bad today. My question is do I need a hydraulic press to remove the old ones or what? I'm just gonna do all 4 at once. This is pretty rediculous for only 72K miles! I've had GM vehicles that they've been good and tight at 150K plus! Of course they had factory grease fittings. Thanks in advance.

 

https://dodgeforum.com/forum/2nd-gen...placement.html

need more help let me know....... and don't feel bad my joint started poping at about 45K

also no need for a hydraulic press

 

Can you swear a lot? You'll need to when you remove them.

 

my 76 chevy needed ball joints at 43k.
you can borrow most if not all the tools from advance.

 

That's a pretty thorough write up. Mine were a little different because of the 4WD. The only thing I didn't see on the parts list was some neosporin, band aids, and possibly gauze. It helps your battle wounds heal faster. Ha Ha. And like VWandDodge said, you'll need plenty of swear words.

 

Sonuva----- and M-ther F-CKER are the top two

 

ty. the info is much appreciated. Its gonna be fun.

 

+1

in the write up i forgot to add a the case of beer in the tools needed

 

Heck, with the ball joint press I rented from auto zone it was a walk in the park eating a piece of pie. And I don't think I swore much at all... but I CAN guarantee ya there was some beer involved

 

That's probably why you didn't swear much, Alcohol dulls the pain!

The main problem I had with mine was getting them to start in straight on a piece that does not have a parralel top and bottom.