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Originally posted by t527ed Originally posted by RoBoTeq Originally posted by 2hot2coolme What year Dakota? Was the balljoint recall on Dakota's only? Just wonderin cause I have a 2001 Dodge Ram pick-up. 2000 Dakota Quad. There were several recalls that were taken care of while it was in. The recall for the ball joints is 02D47182 D47 ball joint damn!!! not only a DIYer but a life threatening hack. wait till the auto repair website gets ahold of that photo!!! Should transfer this picture to the "Walls of Shame"
Originally posted by RoBoTeq Originally posted by 2hot2coolme What year Dakota? Was the balljoint recall on Dakota's only? Just wonderin cause I have a 2001 Dodge Ram pick-up. 2000 Dakota Quad. There were several recalls that were taken care of while it was in. The recall for the ball joints is 02D47182 D47 ball joint damn!!! not only a DIYer but a life threatening hack. wait till the auto repair website gets ahold of that photo!!!
Originally posted by RoBoTeq I figured this was a routine maintenance job. That's what it says in the vehicle manual. How many times have we heard that when we arrived at the customers house.
at 170k miles on that trans fluid it might be the only thing keeping the trans together. slip your tire UNDER the truck and buy some jack stands, you cheap ass. if you die NOBODY will defend Goodman on here.
What can I say? I like to live on the edge Between the floor jack and the cinder block I figured if I was to be crushed it was meant to be. Dodge says to "not" pull the fluid from the converter. Yes, there are pros here on the outskirts of Hooterville, but these services are really expensive here and you have to make an appointment 5 days in advance for anything. I figured this was a routine maintenance job. That's what it says in the vehicle manual. Don't know what the differences are in the ball joints but there are a lot of new parts on that front end. There were three recalls in all according to the Dodge dealer service manager. Oh, I don't feel as bad as I thought I would. Must be in better shape then I thought
Ya should have called a pro, are there any pros in Hooterville?
Originally posted by mattm Originally posted by 2hot2coolme Just wonderin cause I have a 2001 Dodge Ram pick-up. I have a 01' 4X4 1500 series. There's been a lot of complaints concerning the ball joints on the recall site but nothings been done yet. Robo, That looks seriously dangerous. Maybe not as bad as it looks but look at that picture and imagine it was somebody else. What would you say to them. Considering this was the last time you worked on your truck... See, that guy chocked his wheel.
Originally posted by 2hot2coolme Just wonderin cause I have a 2001 Dodge Ram pick-up. I have a 01' 4X4 1500 series. There's been a lot of complaints concerning the ball joints on the recall site but nothings been done yet. Robo, That looks seriously dangerous. Maybe not as bad as it looks but look at that picture and imagine it was somebody else. What would you say to them. Considering this was the last time you worked on your truck...
THERE IS NOT ONE DAMNED word ABOUT THAT O-RING IN THE INSTRUCTIONS! If you have to read the instructions......ok , I wont say it Dodge didnt tell you about the weak ball joints for quite awile either, well untill people started loosing the front wheels anyway. Did they increase the size of the new ball joints or just improve the size that was already in there
two things: Were you able to get the fluid out of the converter? I thought a complete changeout of tranny fluid had to be done with a machine. Kinda like pulling a vacuum? Ah, the cement block is a widow maker. I got a solid wood block about that size or a bit larger. Kids ask why I keep it. It's due to support a m.c. soon to fix a flat. Got wheel chocks? Auto stores have nice collasapsible ones pretty cheap.
Holy crap does that look shakey!!!
Is that lift OSHA approved?
Looks like you have a nice little "Pit" set-up there. Looks a little dangerous though.
Originally posted by mayguy Whoa!! Is that wall going to hold that weight on it? hehe That wall has been there for nearly two hundred years. My truck did not affect it in the least. My leaning on it was a different story though That was the best way I could figure to somewhat gracefully get under the truck to do all that I needed to do.
Whoa!! Is that wall going to hold that weight on it? hehe
Originally posted by 2hot2coolme What year Dakota? Was the balljoint recall on Dakota's only? Just wonderin cause I have a 2001 Dodge Ram pick-up. 2000 Dakota Quad. There were several recalls that were taken care of while it was in. The recall for the ball joints is 02D47182 D47 ball joint
It's funny how the older we get the more we understand about pain and the drugs that help us deal with it. What they don't tell you about is the trade off. No pain now may mean kidney damage later. Over the past few years I have learned a lot about back pain and the surgical adaptations. Here is what I have learned ughhhhh, NO, NO... I am OK.
What year Dakota? Was the balljoint recall on Dakota's only? Just wonderin cause I have a 2001 Dodge Ram pick-up.
Originally posted by RoBoTeq I am not even sure if I will be able to move tomorrow. At 54 years old I use to say that everyday until I discovered Celebrex I can pick up condensers with no pain, now if I could only pick up the old lady with no pain, I think that would require morphine
Originally posted by James 3528 Playing with yourself? For all the good my work on the tranny did today, I would have been a lot better off had I done that today. I am not even sure if I will be able to move tomorrow. I am not used to crawling under vehicles.
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