upper & lower ball joints

[sam peterson]

I am looking for a source for front upper & lower ball joints for 1990 W250 diesel. Thanks in advance for any help----Sam

 

[Case500D]

Sam,



I just replaced the upper ball joints on the 1993 W-350 (with a bit of help from Philip). We got the uppers from the local Dodge dealer. I think for the lowers you have to get Moog. Hope this helps.



Jeremy

 

[Philip]

Here are the part #'s that we used.



3894145 Gasket Frt AX ST $2. 10

3894136 Spring- FRT Axle $15. 20

4384127 Ring-F/A Adjusting $12. 25



The ring is what we call the upper ball joint.



If the cone the ball joint rides in is bad get ready for sticker shock. It is over $125. each.



Replace the spring I have listed. This spring is on top of the ball joint. On my truck the springs had collapsed 3/8" from the new height. The springs in Jeremy's wasn't to bad it had collapsed around 3/16".

 

[PPeters]

I recently rebuilt my front end (pins, bearings, brakes, everything). Purchased from these guys:



http://www.ring-pinion.com/home.shtml



Good tech support, service. Prices were reasonable. They have a rebuild kit that includes everything you need to do the kingpins (upper and lower). I think Phillip gave me some advice about an adjustable lower pin, Moog I think, and they can be a little spendy. If memory serves, the stock parts rebuild kit cost me about $114 with shipping.



Pat

 

[JFitzgerald]

Sam, here's a thread with some more info for you.



king pin link

 

[PPeters]

JFitz, if I had a brain, I would have linked him there instead My control module needs replaced...



Pat

 

[JFitzgerald]

It seemed like we'd talked about this recently, so I did a quick search.



If you find a good source for new control modules, let me know. :-laf



Fitz