Yes it should have been adjusted with the alignment. Unfortunately,
alignment shops leaving those nuts loose is a common problem. Take it back
to the alignment shop and tell them to re-align it and watch them to make
sure they tighten down the nuts.
brian cropp
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net [mailto:owner-dakota-
> truck@bent.twistedbits.net] On Behalf Of ffastje
> Sent: Monday, February 01, 2010 7:42 PM
> To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
> Subject: Re: DML: Re: upper control arm ?
>
>
> DAKSY wrote:
> >
> > Up & down ONLY.
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----- From: "ffastje" <ffastje@cox.net>
> > To: "DML" <dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net>
> > Sent: Monday, February 01, 2010 4:18 PM
> > Subject: DML: upper control arm ?
> >
> >
> >>
> >> I had the truck aligned but the clunking is still there. They said it
> >> was the brake pad whatever.
> >> The ? is should the control arm move right and left or just up and
> down.
> >> When i was doing the ball joints i noticed the control arm would move
> >> right to left and left to right.
> >>
> >> --
> >> Francis Fastje 1999 dakota 3.9 4X4
> >> 64000 miles
> >>
> >
> >
> Shouldn't this have been checked with the alignment?I went out and
> tightend it but isn't this going to set off the alignment?
>
> --
> Francis Fastje
> 1999 dakota 3.9 4X4
> 64000 miles
>
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