ball joints
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ball joints
which ones typically go bad? top or bottom?
I put the front end of my 05 F350 on stands & dried to get some movement out of the joints by grabbing the bottom & top of the tire & lifting up & down.
I got more movement out of the drivers side than the pasenger side. I couldn't watch the joints & lift up & down on the wheels at the same time so I had my boy in front of the truck watching the joints.
He said he thinks he can see the bottoms move a little. (I can feel the movement so I know there's movement)
the truck is new to me & still has a short dealer waranty on it, I think it might cover this.
I bet they'll be very excited to get to work on it for me huh?
any thoughts?
I put the front end of my 05 F350 on stands & dried to get some movement out of the joints by grabbing the bottom & top of the tire & lifting up & down.
I got more movement out of the drivers side than the pasenger side. I couldn't watch the joints & lift up & down on the wheels at the same time so I had my boy in front of the truck watching the joints.
He said he thinks he can see the bottoms move a little. (I can feel the movement so I know there's movement)
the truck is new to me & still has a short dealer waranty on it, I think it might cover this.
I bet they'll be very excited to get to work on it for me huh?
any thoughts?
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From: NW NJ
I don't know if there is a typical failure, but ... the bottom joint was bad (or worse by far) on both sides of my '02 F250.
If you can get movement by hand like that, they are really starting to fail.
They won't mind doing the job ... they've done *many,* and are used to it. The ball joints are a weak link on these trucks.
Good luck.
If you can get movement by hand like that, they are really starting to fail.
They won't mind doing the job ... they've done *many,* and are used to it. The ball joints are a weak link on these trucks.
Good luck.
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