Dodge 3500 steering
I just was informed that my 63000 mile dodge DRW 3500 4x4, needs the entire front end component: ball joints, pitman arm, steering rod ends, right hub, etc, replaced. Have any of you had this p...
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To the OP, what brought you into the shop looking for repairs?
Sounds like you're being taken for a ride. EVERY part of your front end is bad and needs replacement at 60k mi?? I doubt it.
How do you know one of the unit bearings is bad?
You need to be specific in the symptoms your truck is exhibiting and not so accepting of one shops diagnosis IMO.
I have 120+k mi on my 07. Mixed use including the camper the last 2 years. Other than a bad steering box shuttle valve that req a new steering box at about 70k which was a fluke I think, I've only done shocks and 1 set of brake pads.
Had a shop tell me years ago my ball joints were all "shot" and that they couldn't do an alignment.
I told them to set the toe on it and give me the truck back. They were full of c r a p!
70k mi later it is on the same components, drives straight, doesn't eat front tires, no death wobble.
I'm sure I'll have to start getting into the front end in the next 50k mi or less but your claim is a little out there.
I know probably 10 people with 3rd gen Cummins trucks and none of them have had any front end issues up to 150k mi or so. And even after that it was minimal. New unit bearing or a rod end or u joints. Not the WHOLE thing!
Don't trust the shop. Kinda like the one I just took mine to cuz I was in a pinch for clutch work.
First shop says, nothing wrong w the truck why is it even in here? But $2200 to RnR the trans to take a good look!
Me...... Umm ok EFF OFF and give me my keys back.
Clutch was shot. Next shop charged $600 labor for the whole clutch replacement and did an awesome job!
Sounds like you're being taken for a ride. EVERY part of your front end is bad and needs replacement at 60k mi?? I doubt it.
How do you know one of the unit bearings is bad?
You need to be specific in the symptoms your truck is exhibiting and not so accepting of one shops diagnosis IMO.
I have 120+k mi on my 07. Mixed use including the camper the last 2 years. Other than a bad steering box shuttle valve that req a new steering box at about 70k which was a fluke I think, I've only done shocks and 1 set of brake pads.
Had a shop tell me years ago my ball joints were all "shot" and that they couldn't do an alignment.
I told them to set the toe on it and give me the truck back. They were full of c r a p!
70k mi later it is on the same components, drives straight, doesn't eat front tires, no death wobble.
I'm sure I'll have to start getting into the front end in the next 50k mi or less but your claim is a little out there.
I know probably 10 people with 3rd gen Cummins trucks and none of them have had any front end issues up to 150k mi or so. And even after that it was minimal. New unit bearing or a rod end or u joints. Not the WHOLE thing!
Don't trust the shop. Kinda like the one I just took mine to cuz I was in a pinch for clutch work.
First shop says, nothing wrong w the truck why is it even in here? But $2200 to RnR the trans to take a good look!
Me...... Umm ok EFF OFF and give me my keys back.
Clutch was shot. Next shop charged $600 labor for the whole clutch replacement and did an awesome job!
