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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brooks379 wrote:
I've seen ball joints wear out in 30,000 mile. They are the non grease able ball joints the big 3 US Auto makers use on trucks .I have a F 350 with only 2 grease zerts on the whole front end. Get them replaced with quality grease able ball joints and u joints while it's apart, grease them with good quality grease and you will probably never replace them again.
A co-worker has a 2015 Ram 3500 dually and no grease fittings, my 2015 GMC Sierra 3500HD dually has 8 grease fittings. Why don't all the truck mfg. have grease fittings on the front suspensions? It cannot be due to cost savings.
