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« on: August 22, 2011, 10:17:15 am » |
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We have an 2006 diesel one ton and about april of this year we have everything replaced in the front end such as wheel bearings, shocks, ball joints, break pads, and whatever else they suggested that we replace. Now the front passenger side is wearing the tire out on the outside really bad. So I took it into the shop that replaced everything for us and they told me that it was common for that truck to do that and they said that we need to put an offset ball joint on the passenger side. Oh, and I forgot to add that we had them do a front end alignment also.
Has anyone else had to have an offset ball joint put on their truck? Ive never even heard of one but the guy at the shop showed one to me.
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« Reply #1 on: August 22, 2011, 10:26:06 am » |
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Is it 2 or 4 wheel drive?
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« Reply #2 on: August 22, 2011, 10:27:09 am » |
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4 wheel drive
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« Reply #3 on: August 22, 2011, 10:32:45 am » |
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there maybe offset ball joint sold aftermarket... BUT, Ive put in hundreds of ball joints on 02-08 dodge 2500 and 3500 4x4's and ive never had to use nothing but factory parts.... ball joint wear is normally on the inside of the tire..... sounds like a miss alginment or bent steering linkage, even worn linkage parts normally show wear on the inside of the tires.... i'd get a second opinion
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« Reply #4 on: August 22, 2011, 10:34:53 am » |
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Thanks! PM sent.
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« Reply #5 on: August 22, 2011, 10:36:59 am » |
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also if the truck is ran loaded most of the time, it's important to compensate for this when algining dodge trucks empty
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« Reply #6 on: August 22, 2011, 10:37:04 am » |
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Has your dodge ever done the death shake look at it on you tube brother in lawn has it on his dodge 2500
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« Reply #7 on: August 22, 2011, 10:37:44 am » |
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They replaced the ball joint and it did not do that before. Then they made a mistake and want you to pay for it. I would go to another shop and get them to look at it and put it in writing. If it was a mistake made by the first shop you have a choice. Either let the first shop fix their own mistake and buy you a new tire or get it done somewhere else and send them the bill and if they don't pay take them to small claims court. Small claims court is very easy. Just Google it. If you can't find it let me know and I will find a link to instructions. But it could be unrelated. But I would want a neutral party to look at it and decide. Plus the courts trust the opinion of a neutral third party the most. I also don't like to blame someone for something they did not do.
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« Reply #8 on: August 22, 2011, 10:39:48 am » |
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Has your dodge ever done the death shake look at it on you tube brother in lawn has it on his dodge 2500
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« Reply #9 on: August 22, 2011, 10:43:45 am » |
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Has your dodge ever done the death shake look at it on you tube brother in lawn has it on his dodge 2500
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LOL, no not this truck but Ive had other trucks in the past do it when the stableizer shock would go out. Its not any fun.  |
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« Reply #10 on: August 22, 2011, 10:47:43 am » |
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They replaced the ball joint and it did not do that before. Then they made a mistake and want you to pay for it. I would go to another shop and get them to look at it and put it in writing. If it was a mistake made by the first shop you have a choice. Either let the first shop fix their own mistake and buy you a new tire or get it done somewhere else and send them the bill and if they don't pay take them to small claims court. Small claims court is very easy. Just Google it. If you can't find it let me know and I will find a link to instructions. But it could be unrelated. But I would want a neutral party to look at it and decide. Plus the courts trust the opinion of a neutral third party the most. I also don't like to blame someone for something they did not do.
After reading all of the information that yall have given me, I am deffinately going to take it to someone else and have it looked at. I would think that it would be hard to prove that some one messed it up. I just want it fixed right because tire cost too dang much to keep having to replace them. |
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« Reply #11 on: August 22, 2011, 10:50:45 am » |
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Easy to prove. Just get another shop to put it in writing. In small claims court you only need to prove 51% you are right. It is a simple decision of who the judge believes the most. Any judge you get will have been done wrong by a shop.
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« Reply #12 on: August 22, 2011, 11:05:04 am » |
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My buddy has an 05. His was doin the same thing. The frony axle was not squared to the frame was the issue. It took several alignment shops fer us to take a rtape measure and adjust it our selfs. It wasnt effin easy though.. we got it within a 1/16 of an inch and took it to get the alignment shop and havent had any problems since then. That was in January. If theres a frame alignment shop near buy have them check the axle alignment. and not the steering components.
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« Reply #13 on: August 22, 2011, 11:53:42 am » |
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It is possible that you need an off set ball joint if the camber is off. On a 4x4 2500 there is no adjustment for camber unless you use a off set. Most of the times a regular ball joint works. If the truck has been off road much and or hit anything or dropped into a hole it vould have tweeked the axle housing slightly thus the need for the off set joint. I am not saying the shop is right or wrong just my two pennies. i have ALWAYS had very good luck with sears. Also go to AJ automotive in atascasita and tell Carl I sent ya. He is a friend of mine and owns the shop and runs a real tight ship....Good luck with it...
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« Reply #14 on: August 22, 2011, 11:56:03 am » |
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They replaced the ball joint and it did not do that before. Then they made a mistake and want you to pay for it. I would go to another shop and get them to look at it and put it in writing. If it was a mistake made by the first shop you have a choice. Either let the first shop fix their own mistake and buy you a new tire or get it done somewhere else and send them the bill and if they don't pay take them to small claims court. Small claims court is very easy. Just Google it. If you can't find it let me know and I will find a link to instructions. But it could be unrelated. But I would want a neutral party to look at it and decide. Plus the courts trust the opinion of a neutral third party the most. I also don't like to blame someone for something they did not do.
It is amazing to me when we take a vehicle to the shop for one problem and it leaves with a different problem and then they try to convince us it wasn't caused by them (the shop). |
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« Reply #15 on: August 22, 2011, 03:15:40 pm » |
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I replaced my axel seals, pinion seal and bearing, all steer rod joints n links, left 4x4 hub, ujoints on d/s and axels shaft n upper n lower ball joints and did my own string alignment n it drives straight n aint wearing my tires. I would venture to say they charged you for parts n labor, put crappy joints in it or didnt change them at all. Oh n mine is an 06 2500 with lift n over sized tires
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