Upper and Lower Ball Joints
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Upper and Lower Ball Joints
Can anyone tell me the brand of ball joints I should be looking for? I couldn't find a brand by searching, must be getting old 
! If I decide to have them done, what is a fair price to R&R them?
! If I decide to have them done, what is a fair price to R&R them?
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I use Autozoo in house brand (Duralast) with great success in the fleet of trucks they usually start wearing out at tge 150k mark but still good considering the punish they go thru. Make sure you rent or buy a ball joint press, makes it fast to change them out, I normally take 2.5-3 hrs to do both sides.
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XRF was the favorite brand here for a while (back when this place was a little more populated) If you're going to a shop, you're really at the mercy of said shop for brand name though. That way they at least will stand behind their products.
A 4 wheel drive shop might have more options or higher quality parts available than the regular mechanic.
No idea on the price, but I'd guess high enough you'll be shocked. We took a work truck to the Ford house today to try and get a key for the spare tire winch. They noticed the rear pinion seal was leaking and offered to fix it for only $350.
A 4 wheel drive shop might have more options or higher quality parts available than the regular mechanic.
No idea on the price, but I'd guess high enough you'll be shocked. We took a work truck to the Ford house today to try and get a key for the spare tire winch. They noticed the rear pinion seal was leaking and offered to fix it for only $350.
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Thank you gents! I think I will go with the XRF after reading a few threads. Anyone have the part numbers for a 1999 F350 dually?
Chris, I bet it is $1500 to do them...I could do the job, but who wants to work that hard when they are retired
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Chris, I bet it is $1500 to do them...I could do the job, but who wants to work that hard when they are retired
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I just put the XRF's on my truck and so far so good, to early to tell how the longevity is. The local driveline shop installed them along with new u-joints and seals up front (didn't have the time to do it myself) think it cost me about $600 in labor, I supplied the parts.
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I don't know first-hand for the F-250, but when I researched that question for my F-150, a lot of people recommended Moog because they have Zerk fittings so you can grease them, whereas the OEM ones lack grease fittings (which I believe is why one of mine failed after the boot allowed water to get in, causing rust and eventually lash). FWIW...
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It is really easy and you can have a shop press them in for $10 each if you choose to. It also gives you a chance to check brakes, change brake fluid (get speed bleeders) and clean up things.
Just a thought!
Just a thought!
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I went with the
pn 2020314. It's complete with all the parts you should replace. OE manufacturer so it's gotta be decent, right? Check it out.
Geography is a problem buy maybe we can do a ball joint-a-thon with you and Chet somewhere convenient? I may be able to lay hands on a ball press kit with the correct Ford adapters.
Geography is a problem buy maybe we can do a ball joint-a-thon with you and Chet somewhere convenient? I may be able to lay hands on a ball press kit with the correct Ford adapters.
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That would be nice if we were all a little closer. I'm going to do it all except tie-rod ends. They seem to be okay. Doing the hub on drivers side because I did the passenger side couple years ago. Had to have Ford do it because I was going out of town and didn't have time. Early to late model. Also brake lines and rotors, etc..
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I've decided to have it done...$688 complete w/ thrust alignment. It would be fun to do all our trucks together and I appreciate the thought, I need to take a nap now 
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