Re: Ball Joints

From: GS- (GSWillhite@ualr.edu)
Date: Mon Feb 28 2000 - 10:59:24 EST


Bernd do you know if the Moog ball joints slip
into the same socket on the A-arm or do you have
to drill the old rivets and socket out? I'm considering
doing this myself.

Thanks

GS -

  bernd@texas.net wrote:
> Getting my truck back tomorrow...with MOOG Heavy Duty Grease-able Ball
> Joints!!! YAAAAAAAY!
>
> - - Bernd
>
> Oh yeah...39800K miles.
>
> - -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-dakota-truck@buffnet.net
> [mailto:owner-dakota-truck@buffnet.net]On Behalf Of brock skoloda
> Sent: Friday, February 25, 2000 12:17 PM
> To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
> Subject: DML: Ball Joints
>
>
> Has anyone had ball joint problems. I have a 99 club
> cab with 31's, 18,000 mi. Took it to get inspected
> the other day, garage said they wouln't inspect
> because ball joints are bad. Ran over to dodge
> garage. They check it and said that they are fine and
> the specs. for the joints are .020 and .023. They
> also said that dodge b.j.'s come .020 from the factory
> and they will only be replaced if they are .060 or
> over. Is this a bunch of B.S. or is this true? I
> have an appointment to have it inspected at a
> different dodge garage next week and see what they
> say.
>
> If this garage says they are bad, I plan on taking it
> to the dodge garage that said they were good, get them
> to inspect it, and then drive to my nearest state
> police barracks and have them take a look at it. I
> made sure I kept the paperwork.
>
> Eric
>
> 99 sport CC 4x4 3.9 5sp



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