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2ndDak
Dodge Dakota
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4/16/2003
22:12:15
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hey there i have an 02 2wd and have seen all the input about ball joints. looking at mine today they don't look so hot, is it possable to drill and tap for a grease fitting?? i did that on my 65 stang back in the day also did grease fittings for upper control arm bushings. just a thought has anyone tried this or am i barking up the wrong tree. thanx for any feed back y'all take care.
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Houptee
Dodge Dakota
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4/17/2003
14:27:00
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Worth a try, the uppers are easy to get to and drill a fitting into them. The problem is the design of the ball joint sucks. The Moog "Problem Solver" or the Spicer (Napa) use a low friction ball socket design, which is a highly polished ball, to keep the joint from grinding itself to death.
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gunboat
GenIII
4/18/2003
21:08:44
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hi 2ndak
i did drill and installed grease fittings
on my 2000 quad cab 2x4. but as houptee said its the design of the oem ball joints they suck. i went ahead a installed mogg ball joints. they come with grease fittings. not a bad job to do your self with the right tools.
have fun
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farout
Dodge Dakota
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4/18/2003
23:40:56
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I have a 02 Quad cab 4x4 4.7 and use the 4x4 because where I live I need it on the high slop dirt and rocky road I live on. At 17,000 miles i complained I was hearing a pounding noise. After replacing the sway bar bushings twice, I finally convinced the dealer shop forman that the ball joints were bad! They replaced uper control arms and ball joints. It appears that when installed at the factory they were dry. The passengers side were all but GONE! After checking with three other Quad Cab owners they too have had the same problem. Maybe there is a weak link showing up. The only way to get a zerk fitting on a ball joint is to get an after market non-Mopar ball joint. Good luck.
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2ndDak
Dodge Dakota
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4/19/2003
17:48:31
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thamx for all the feed back. i think these are about the smalled and strangest design ive ever seen. the ball joints on my 70 340 duster are twice as big. oh well thanx again
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