Take it to a auto/truck tire,repair shop and just have them install Moog
ball joints on it. Should cost less. would be better than the stock crap.
----- Original Message -----
From: Dan Wray <danwray@home.com>
To: <dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net>
Sent: Saturday, March 22, 2003 7:26 AM
Subject: DML: Bad ball joints -need opinions please..
>
> Hello Folks, I've been lurking here for a couple of years, found a lot of
> great info.
> Here's my problem: My Dakota is a 99 club cab with 36000 Km on it. It has
> been out of warranty for about 7 months, and now they find that the ball
> joints are shot. (not sure if both upper and lower -will find out on
> Monday). I have had my truck in for a "clunking and popping" noise in the
> front end 12 times since I bought it new. They couldn't find the problem
> (which started 2 months after I bought it), until now that it is out of
> warranty. The Service Manager talked to his Regional Rep. and came up with
a
> deal that I have to pay "only" $450.00. (canadian). He stated that the job
> would cost $1800.00 and that the Rep is supplying the parts and that all
> that I will have to pay is the labour. Now I think that all that I should
> have to pay for is the alignment - it was the dealers fault that they
didn't
> fix it before. I also talked to a Chrylser rep on the phone and she said
> that it was between me and the dealership. I know that I should have taken
> it elsewhere a long time ago -but in my stupidity I thought that they
would
> fix it .(They did change the intermediate steering shaft and steering rack
> which they said was both loose anyways .. didn't help).
> Bottom Line- Is $450.00 unreasonable after having brought up this problem
12
> times while under warranty -or is it a good deal and I should pay it and
get
> the crappy sealed Chrysler ball joints installed.
> Sorry for the long post, but I am pissed and any thoughts or opinions
would
> be appreciated.
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Dan
>
>
>
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