why did i know you were gonna reply???????????givemtheTHERMOS said:Sell it and buy a Dodge quick!!!! I have a Dakota I'll sell you![]()
the r-side upper & lower are making a sickly creaking and sort of a grinding sound. theres no wierd tire wear yet but i need to get it fixed before i start pulling my trailer. i heard that this is pretty common with the f-350's. sick:TheSilverSlayer said:Why do the ball joints on your 04' rig need replacing?
Sell it and get a duramax.
Big tires? Lift?eggster said:the r-side upper & lower are making a sickly creaking and sort of a grinding sound. theres no wierd tire wear yet but i need to get it fixed before i start pulling my trailer. i heard that this is pretty common with the f-350's. sick:TheSilverSlayer said:Why do the ball joints on your 04' rig need replacing?
Sell it and get a duramax.
not at all, just alot of miles. i bought it used with 96,000 on it and it had a 5th wheel hitch in the back so i assumed that it probably made a trip or two to arizona or someplace warm.my f-150 was having a hard time pulling my trailer so i upgraded to the powerstroke. no towing problems any more, just nickle and dime stuff is going to catch up to me, which i dont mind fixing. i was hoping someone on the site did them before so i know what i'm in for.Hunter P said:Big tires? Lift?eggster said:the r-side upper & lower are making a sickly creaking and sort of a grinding sound. theres no wierd tire wear yet but i need to get it fixed before i start pulling my trailer. i heard that this is pretty common with the f-350's. sick:TheSilverSlayer said:Why do the ball joints on your 04' rig need replacing?
Sell it and get a duramax.
ive got the manual hubs locking hubs. what special tools are needed for the vacuum operated ones?.Lip Ripper said:If you have vacuum operated 4x4 hubs you won't have the tools to do them. They are not fun.
rivets???? conf: the ends of the joints are threaded with nuts on them. just like a tie rod end. my wifes durango had 3 rivets holding them in but all i did there was take a cut-off wheel and make a cross shape (plus) cut in them and chiseled those right out.FDB said:All I can say is have "FUN" out there drilling those big a$$ rivots out, thats the hardest (most time consuming) part of the whole job, air chisels work but are very noisy.
should be able to round up a BIG hammer and a c-clamp . gotta love a little monster garage now and thenSteve Ericsson said:Ah yes, air makes things so much easier, huh? Standard stuff on a 4x4 you have to tear everything down, hubs, pull the spindles, possibly the axles, and then most times on a 4x4 they are pressed in. The '04 I don't know about, but I would assume same. I hammer them out with a 4lb. hammer and press them back in with a huge C-clamp and some big sockets. Takes a day to do a side, you might be able to do it faster. With that many miles, might as well do bearings while you have it apart.