2004 dodge 1500 ram ball joints
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From: Killeen TX
i'm in the middle of doing mine right now, the shop manuals help, but chilton says there are some lower ball joints that are non replaceable, the shop manual doesn't say anything. however mine are being ridiculous! have you had any luck?
Champion
Joined: Nov 2005
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From: North Eastern England
Check these videos out.
There's several in the series from this one of how to "press out" a lower ball joint to how to "press in" a lower ball joint.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVluV...feature=relmfu
I would say that when you come to press in your new ball joint.......leave it in the freezer overnight and when your just about to press it back in, remove from the freezer and it will have shrunk a tad to allow an easier press into the lower control arm.
Hope this helps?
Al.
There's several in the series from this one of how to "press out" a lower ball joint to how to "press in" a lower ball joint.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVluV...feature=relmfu
I would say that when you come to press in your new ball joint.......leave it in the freezer overnight and when your just about to press it back in, remove from the freezer and it will have shrunk a tad to allow an easier press into the lower control arm.
Hope this helps?
Al.
