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Feb 27, 2014 | 10:36 AM

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JOHN2001

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I found that the one connected to the opposite side of my pitman arm (the long one) is junk. What is this one called so I know what to order?

Feb 27, 2014 | 10:53 AM

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snakedoc

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it think that is the center link.

Feb 27, 2014 | 01:10 PM

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Originally Posted by JOHN2001

I found that the one connected to the opposite side of my pitman arm (the long one) is junk. What is this one called so I know what to order?

You'll find different places call some of the same parts by different terms.

https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...l#post12822578

When I bought the drag link for my Ex this week (identified as the "Left-inner tie rod end" in the above post) I used that Moog number so Napa could cross-reference the part I was buying to make sure they had the correct part on hand before I went down to the store.

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Feb 27, 2014 | 03:08 PM

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I got 182K out of the OEM so I went with OEM again.

I just put XRF ball joints on last week. Not much time on them but seem to be good. If they last then I'll probably go XRF next time around on the rest of the steering also. I replaced my ball joints at the same time as the tie rods. 65K on the Moog ball joints and 3 of them are shot but the OEM tie rods are still going. I wasn't willing to cash in on the Moog warranty since I can't afford that kind of down time on my truck.

Feb 27, 2014 | 03:38 PM

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My truck just rolled 124k and the rod ends have been on there way out for the past 10k or so. The ball joints have been done before I bought it so I know they didn't even make it to 89k

Feb 27, 2014 | 03:59 PM

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I will swear by MOOG, and many big Rig shops do as well, it’s all I have ever used for the last 13 years in any suspension related repair for the front end. That being said it’s pretty incredible what you can find them for these days on amazon and ebay. This month I did 4 front ends on SDs 2 of which were excursions. Didn’t pay over 167 for upper and lower Ball Joints. I also found out our local Autozone carries MOOG and WILL price match Amazon. Thought that was kinda cool. I have used them for all rod ends, drag or center as well. They always seem to stay super tight for a much longer period than any others I have tried, including XRF on my SAS D60 swap in the 250….

Feb 28, 2014 | 10:43 AM

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For anybody that didn't know, Dana makes ball joints for our trucks now. The part number is 2020314.

Mar 1, 2014 | 10:19 AM

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I was always a MOOG fan, but it seems that the quality has fallen off. I just installed new tie rods on my 2000 and used Raybestos Professional Grade and they seemed a little higher quality than MOOG. The boots are all pressed on instead of how some MOOG are slip on and leak all over the place, and the holes were pre-threaded for the zerks.