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jim
Dodge Dakota
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12/08/2005
13:19:52
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should the dealer re align the front end if they replace the upper ball joints, wont this change the geometery of the front end?
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Dodge Dakota
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12/15/2005
10:55:19
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It should be at least checked to verify proper alignment.
May require adjustment although not likely..
It is more of a money grabber for shops..
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JimmyD
Dodge Dakota
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12/16/2005
00:28:43
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If the dealer only replaces the ball joints, no.
If the upper or lower control arms are replaced, then an alignment must be done.
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Paul
Dodge Dakota
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12/19/2005
10:02:10
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Can I still get reimbursed for the ball joint replacement I had done? (Not done thru Dodge)
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Creig
Dodge Dakota
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1/13/2006
20:46:18
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I bought an '03 Quad Cab two weeks ago from an independent dealer, took it a week later to my local dodge dealer and they replaced the upper ball joints and performed a front end alignment for free under the recall / service bulletin.
However, they did pop me for $351.60 for flushing out the tranny, changing filters, and servicing the rear differential.
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modain
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1/13/2006
21:27:49
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Ouch! They charge way more than what is necessary for those items. I guess they gotta try to generate some revenue however they can...
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ernie
Dodge Dakota
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1/13/2006
23:04:11
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Crieg - You didn't say if you had requested the extra service or not. So if you hadn't then you now know why so many others on this site call them the stealership. Well I had a problem under another topic, and now I have a problem that is caused by water leaking in. My carpet under the jack area is soaked and probily causing at least two different types of damage. My extended coverage is to 9/09 for the upper ball joints so I do a wheel alignment every year to check as I don't want, as others have found, that other problems are introduced after the upper joints are replaced.Good Luck.
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Creig
Dodge Dakota
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1/16/2006
08:45:23
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ernie - I did request the other services so I was prepared for the "large charge". I wasn't, however, prepared for the skillet my wife threw at me when she found out what I paid.
The bad part of this is I still have the "popping" noise coming from my front end. Another member on this website suggested that it might be my brakes so I've got to check this out.
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