Dodge Ram Ball Joint Replacement.

Replacing the ball joints on my 97 dodge ram truck now it's safe to walk by the front tires without them flying off lol

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[jmalouin]

You're a hack. You never weld anything or anywhere near a ball joint. Don't show incorrect procedures like this...

[ryanb788]

@jmalouin Your right about not welding on or near a ball joint. I didn't intend to post this video as a how to kind of thing. I am not a hack by the way. I would have replaced the control arms but at the time I wasn't working so my budget was very very limited. I have my wife and 3 kids to take care of. I take a lot of pride in any kind of work I do. So you calling me a "hack" without knowing the whole reason why is uncalled for. Yes I should have said not to do this in my video and I am now.

[TheOutlawVideoSS]

Nice Info Bro Thanks for the video

[ryanb788]

@TheOutlawVideoSS Your welcome. She's safe now. No more danger of the wheels flying off lol.

[1puglife]

sonavabich! look at yer pickle fork! sheesh

[ryanb788]

@1puglife I now hugh! Cheap ass china made junk lol. I ended up having to rent a ball joint press tool but it is all fixed now. I am going to be putting new shocks on this weekend. I will try to make a video of it so if ya want keep checking my channel and watch it. Damn Dodges eh? lol

[Mumpierrezduarte]

@jmalouin says the guy who knows nothing about ball joint replacements.

[raramesis71]

Seriously Weld? Dude the make a special press for these ball joints to remove and install. Rent it......Weld......WTF?

[HillbillyWhisperer]

Next time buy the arms.You could have saved a ton time.

[shadesters]

120 bucks for a UCA? DAMN I just bought 2 great new aftermarket ones for 90 total (45 each)

rockauto(dot)com - cheap, reliable parts (They even had Moog UCA's for much cheaper than Advance auto parts, but the ones I got were greasable anyways, so I saved some money over buying Moog ones)

[Oldsmob455]

Moog sells over sized ball joints. If one was available for that truck it could have been a possible fix for the new ball joint not pressing in issue.

[verdell18]

Yeah MS summers remember them well. 100 degrees with 100 percent humidity do it felt like. Car tags... New cars yeah depends on the age and type. Mom paid 800 bucks for her new tag some years ago. In Texas now. Whole different world. The car was a Buick Roadmaster. Good video

[blakesmokes]

hack



[matt5421]

the reason it kept spining when you where done. was because when you pressed it out the way you did. you messed up the whole the ball joint goes into. should not have pushed it up on an angle like that. but other than that your vid was informative tnx for posting.