New ball joints needed at 30,000 miles?
We have a 2012 Ram 2500. Just turned 30,000 miles. Brought it in for a recall and oil change, and found that both upper and lower ball joints are shot. Does that seem right? We only haul our 5th w...
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nano wrote:
We have it at a local shop that we trust. We'll see what he says, but my husband did say when the guy at the dealer showed him, there was play in the ball joints.
Assuming your 2012 is like my 2006 some movement is OK. This is from the 2006 RAM Shop Manual:
Lower Ball joint: If this reading is above 2.29 mm
(0.090 in) then replacement of the lower ball joint is
necessary.
Upper Ball joint: If this reading is above 1.52 mm
(0.060 in) then replacement of the upper ball joint is necessary.
My 2006 is still on the original ball joints at 188,000 miles. Still drives great.
