Yikes that was supposed to say 1/16" of free play and not 1/6" he he he
Jason
jbe@micron.net wrote:
> Okay my '99 Dak 318 4x4 has been to two different dealers 3 times
> for front end driver's side clunking and nobody can fix it.
>
> However I think I found that my lower control arm ball joint is bad
> causing
> all of the problems, but I need a couple answers to be sure.
>
> 1. Is the lower control arm ball joint the load bearing ball joint
> for our type of suspension? It is supposed to be.
>
> 2. My lower control arm ball joint has about 1/6" or so of free
> play in it (at the joint - wiggle tire up& down method). This
> is on the left side. the right side is near zero.
>
> What does the FSM say for allowed free play in the lower ball joint.
>
> Maybe now my 5 Crap dealership can fix it after I diagnose the problem
> for them.
>
> thxs,
> jason
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