snarfblat
Dodge Dakota
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11/04/2007
06:52:21
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 Subject: 1998 Dakota 4x4 Balljoint Install
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Hi!
Thanks to the valuable advice given in this forum, I decided to go ahead with replacing my balljoints this weekend. It went fairly smooth overall. I rented the ball joint press and pickle fork from Parts-Source (free), I couldn't imagine getting that lower ball joint out without a press...
The replacement balljoints are the greasable Spicer ones from NAPA. I was quoted ~$900 for this job, but I got it done for about $300 in parts, and a Saturday afternoon/evening in the garage. The balljoints had been replaced in the past, so I didn't have to drill out any rivets for the top one.
Anyway I took some photos along the way and put them up here:
http://www3.telus.net/snarfblat/balljoints.html
I hope that the pictures help anyone else that is also considering tackling this job.
Again, thank you to the forum members who have posted their thoughts and information regarding this procedure.
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