Re: lower ball joints

From: Thomas Vacchino (tommyv@thecia.net)
Date: Thu Feb 18 1999 - 08:47:41 EST


Well dude, I'm not a mopar tech or anything. But I can tell you though,
that I have had my lower ball joints in my '92 replaced twice. When it
was around 1-2 years old! The first time I took it to the dealer
(mistake) and they siad the same thing, "no problem"! Then I took it to
my garage (after I also failed a inspection) and they replaced the lower
ball joints once with stock ones. Then those went bad within a few
months! and then they replaced them with after market ones. And I
haven't had a problem since and I'm coming up on 100,000 on the
odometer!!
Don't believe the dealer!!!!....................

"psychonaut"

troublesm@webtv.net wrote:

> Is anybody on the list a mopar tech?
> I had my truck inspected last week
> and it failed because the ball joints are
> going bad.
> It is still under waranty so i took it to the
> dealer,they said the ball joints are
> fine and that they are designed to have
> a little bit of play ,but if you jack the truck
> up you can move the wheels all over the
> place I thought the ball joints shouldn't have any play at all.
> if anyone could confirm this I would
> greatly appreciate it.
> thanks in advance.
> Damien Boland
> 97 dakota sport 4x4
> flame red,K&N drop in filter
> and a couple of other goodies



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