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balljoints
this last weekend i went with some friends to the sand dunes to go dirt bike riding and at the end of the weekend i had to pull my friends truck and trailer out of the sand.
my friends were watching and noticed that my front wheels were shaking right to left. i noticed there was a lot of shaking in the steering wheel also. my question is could this be due to bad balljoints or maybe the steering stabalizer? i have 63,000 mikes on the truck, is this a common thing? thanks guys.
my friends were watching and noticed that my front wheels were shaking right to left. i noticed there was a lot of shaking in the steering wheel also. my question is could this be due to bad balljoints or maybe the steering stabalizer? i have 63,000 mikes on the truck, is this a common thing? thanks guys.
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kwik is probably right, but, the stock ball joints on the newer superduties are JUNK...! they are sealed so you can't grease them... i have to replace mine this month... there's another big bill on the card..! i guess that means no new mods for me this month..!
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Originally Posted by johnny8
kwik is probably right, but, the stock ball joints on the newer superduties are JUNK...! they are sealed so you can't grease them... i have to replace mine this month... there's another big bill on the card..! i guess that means no new mods for me this month..!
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i do not know the brand... but they are servicable... i.e. greaseable... i was told by my mechanic that if i keep the ones that he is putting in greased i will never have to replace them... i do know that the ones that were in my truck when i bought it were the oem type and had just been replaced... they didn't last long...
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I had to replace my about two months ago. I used the greasable ones. I got mine from Napa I think I paid $250 for all four. I replaced them myself not that much of a problem just use a bigger hammer to get them out. The biggest problem I had was replacing the knuckle/axle seal. After I destroyed two of them I brought the shafts to a Ford mechanic to install the seals. The seals were $35 apiece and the only place to get them was the dealer.
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thanks guys for all the input, i guess i know what i am going to do with my next paycheck.
do i just replace the 4 balljoints at the knuckles? or should i replace the balljoints in the steering too?
do i just replace the 4 balljoints at the knuckles? or should i replace the balljoints in the steering too?
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