Dodge Dakota Upper Ball Joint Replacement (2001-2004)

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Step by step instructions to replace the upper ball joints on your 4x4 2001-2004 Dodge Dakota or Durango. Steps should be the same or very similar for 2wd models and '97-'00 models.
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@RobertBrownbrowncone Жыл бұрын

This video really helped me get some courage to attempt the repair thank you.

@CosmicNightWolf 5 жыл бұрын

I bought a durango and my buddy was hit on the right side on the way to meet the owner and do paperwork. Wrecked before I even owned it. I've recently started rebuilding the Durango, got a good hit on the passenger side front corner, very front. Ate the bumper and fender/ the corner of the hood pretty good. All in all this thing is exceptional and held up way better than the expedition that hit it in the intersection. Ended up with a guranteed blown out upper ball joint. This video gives me confidence that this will be easy to replace! All in all very minor damages. Light frame rail damages on the edges, nothing a hammer wont fix! Cant wait yo get new fender and hood. I've already got a bumper lined up from my dakota since I got an offroad one. Might upload a video on the durango and my journey.

@w0rthl3ss 5 жыл бұрын

Wow! I learned so much! You’ve given me the confidence try this on my civic.

@TonyTheTruckGuy 5 жыл бұрын

I’ve done the uppers in like a 2001 Civic as well. Slightly different but same concept. Biggest issue with the Civic is that the upper A-arm was rusted where it held the ball joint in, so it was too tight to get the new one in. Had to sand it down a bit.

@mackandchezz Жыл бұрын

thanks this was very helpfull😀👍👍👍

@keiths9483 Жыл бұрын

Excellent! I will be doing both uppers and lowers together. It would appear that as long as the lower control arm is supported I do not have to mess with the torsion bars. Correct?

@TonyTheTruckGuy Жыл бұрын

Correct!

@chrisdd2824 4 жыл бұрын

Hi. Thanks for the video on what type of shucks are u suing on the takoda if you have any recommendations on that thanks

@TonyTheTruckGuy 4 жыл бұрын

These were Bilstein 4600 series.

@zzz7zzz9 3 жыл бұрын

@@TonyTheTruckGuy have you been happy with them? i put the 5100 series bilsteins on my jeep. wasn't overly impressed with them. 3 of the 4 are leaking, after only 2 years, and very light driving. i'll be doing my dakota before long, and will probably look for something other than bilstein.

@TonyTheTruckGuy 3 жыл бұрын

@@zzz7zzz9 Really? That’s odd, Bilstein has a pretty good reputation. I don’t believe these ones are leaking, but they do have boots on them, so could be covered up. I’ve heard good things about Fox shocks too.

@zzz7zzz9 3 жыл бұрын

@@TonyTheTruckGuy ya, i was pretty disappointed. Expected amazing things from them. Have since read that it can be a common issue.

@stoolie10 5 жыл бұрын

Tried hammer & lots of heat. No dice!!! What about pressing them out?

@TonyTheTruckGuy 5 жыл бұрын

To get the ball joint out of the knuckle? That should work so long as you can get a good bite and don’t damage the knuckle.

@donaldcook6997 Ай бұрын

is yours a RWD..cause it looks nothing like my 2003 RWD..where are your coil springs...you're not doing ball joints without something to support lower A frame when you remove either ball joint.

@TonyTheTruckGuy Ай бұрын

There’s a jack under the lower control arm lol. Truck is 4wd which has torsion bar setup in front with no coils.

@trevorcarpenter2256 10 ай бұрын

come, man, they don't losen the bolts on the ball jiont when they do the alignment so when the stock ball joint where on, they adjusted the rivets to do an alignment 😅

@TonyTheTruckGuy 10 ай бұрын

I’m guessing they loosen the 2 main bolts that hold the upper a-arm to the frame and adjust it that way. Or they just don’t mess with the camber 😂

@stoolie10 5 жыл бұрын

Update... got a bigger hammer and a pickle fork. Darn thing jumped out of the knuckle like nobody's business. 😁

@TonyTheTruckGuy 5 жыл бұрын

Haha, good. Glad you got it figured out

@stoolie10 5 жыл бұрын

A local area tire shop wanted $650.00 including alignment to do the work. Just too much $$$

@TonyTheTruckGuy 5 жыл бұрын

Yep. I did uppers on my ‘03 Ram back in ‘09 before I knew much and had to shell out $650 just for them to do the lowers.

@zzz7zzz9 3 жыл бұрын

@@stoolie10 hope you told them to fuck right off. that's a definite rip-off and overcharge. what's their shop rate?

@cycleguy666 3 жыл бұрын

When you jack it up under the control arm you unloaded the front suspension as far as torsion bar tension or spring pulling down on A arms. When the tension is on you can not detect looseness or play in the joint.

@TonyTheTruckGuy 3 жыл бұрын

Uhhhh....no. Jacking up under the lower A-arm is simulating the weight of the truck on the tire. If anything, jacking up on the A-arm loads up the torsion bar even more. The higher the wheel travels in the wheel well, the more torsion there is. But the torsion bar has nothing to do with the ball joints in this instance. The important thing is to have the ball joints in the same position as they are going down the road when you check them, but at the same time you have to get the tire off the ground. This is the proper way to check back joints.