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03 Dakota Upper Ball Joints

From : joe

Q: after 63k miles the upper ball joints in my 03 dakota r/t are shot. no outrageous driving just normal stuff. after having them replaced with moogs i saw the old parts and they look like theyve got 150k on them. im aware of the tsbs and recalls but my truck was not under any of them. is this one of dodges screw-ups or am i just a victim of chance comments/opinions most welcome. .

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From : nosey

sqdancerlynn wrote its nothing new all the trucks are hard on ball joints. it helps if someone actually greases them once in a while do they have grease fittings -- ken .

From : joe

@aioe.org sqdancerlynn wrote its nothing new all the trucks are hard on ball joints. it helps if someone actually greases them once in a while do they have grease fittings iirc oems did not but my replacement moogs do. the oems on my 03 dakota r/t where shot at around 65k. .

From : sqdancerlynn

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From : mike

after 63k miles the upper ball joints in my 03 dakota r/t are shot. no outrageous driving just normal stuff. after having them replaced with moogs i saw the old parts and they look like theyve got 150k on them. im aware of the tsbs and recalls but my truck was not under any of them. is this one of dodges screw-ups or am i just a victim of chance comments/opinions most welcome. dodge had a recall on the 4wd dakota balljoints and extended the warranty to ten years/ 100000 miles on the 2wd dakotas balljoints looks like dodge has a problem to me. .