Upper ball joint popped out!
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Upper ball joint popped out!
Replaced all 4 about a month ago. 1999 Ram 1500 5.9L 2WD
All was great until yesterday. Drove some grated country roads. Then last night I'm driving in town and 'bang'. I thought I drove over something until i realized my truck was pulling to the right. I look underneath and the upper left ball joint pushed out. I was able to drive it home but now I'm not sure what to do. It was pressed all the way in on installation.
Do I have to tack weld the uppers? I used the cheaper brand from Orielly's. Would Moogs have stayed in place? Anyone else have this problem? Is this why Dodge no longer has removable uppers?
Hopefully I didn't bend the stabilizer bar or tie rod. I'll check tonight.
All was great until yesterday. Drove some grated country roads. Then last night I'm driving in town and 'bang'. I thought I drove over something until i realized my truck was pulling to the right. I look underneath and the upper left ball joint pushed out. I was able to drive it home but now I'm not sure what to do. It was pressed all the way in on installation.
Do I have to tack weld the uppers? I used the cheaper brand from Orielly's. Would Moogs have stayed in place? Anyone else have this problem? Is this why Dodge no longer has removable uppers?
Hopefully I didn't bend the stabilizer bar or tie rod. I'll check tonight.
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My Dad's 3500 did that one time a while back, his were pressed in correctly as well... He pressed it back in and put a very small spot weld on both sides and it has been fine ever since (about 30k ago) From what I can remember, it did not damage anything else on his.
Edit: He did buy the more expensive set for his... This was the same one that came back loose until he put the spot weld on it. Hope that helps.
Edit: He did buy the more expensive set for his... This was the same one that came back loose until he put the spot weld on it. Hope that helps.
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My 1998.5 3500 Dodge Ram 5.9 just popped a passenger side front upper TRW ball joint that was only in a couple days. Frankly, Dodge takes the best engine and builds the cheapest junk around it. Apparently, you can re-press the lowers but on some models...mine....you should replace the uppers with new control arms. I'm going to try the weld solution.
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No lift kit. The truck has 119,000 miles and I just drive it to work and pull a fifth wheel a few times a year. I won't even go into the in-tank lift pump and fuel relay failure that took 2 weeks to diagnose and jury rig a fix, unless someone wants me to. Don't even bother to buy the dealer only $500 in tank replacement!
