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I've decided to replace my ball joints. I notice everywhere I go when pricing them, has different Moog joints. One is for the Dana 28 and the other is for Dana 35. I chose Explorer 4x4 and all that, and it says both those will fit. Is this right?
going through the same thing with the ball joints, were do i find if i have a Dana 28 or 35 (or can i see a difer between the threaded and non) its probly posted some were just can't find it. thanks
Quality. Quality. I have a new set of Moogs I haven't put on yet. Moog balljoints are actually made by Spicer. I'm not sure who makes the Motorcraft ones.
It's recommended to replace both upper and lower on both sides. Otherwise, 10,000 miles later you might end up having to tear down the other side to replace the old balljoints.
I would replace both uppers and lowers @ the same time. It doesn't make sense to replace just one if you're doing the work. Once you get the steering knuckle off pressing out the old and installing the new ones is fairly easy. It is the removal of the hub, wheel bearings, rotor, spindle, and axle which is the biggest pita. If you haven't checked your U-joints in a while then be prepaired to put in some new ones. After the axle is removed you should be able to move the joint around by hand. If the joint doesn't move freely then its needle bearings are rusted inside.. Good U-joints are about $12 and the "C" clamp tool (free autozone rental) is used for both U-joints and Ball joints.
I have just recently changed my uppers and yesterday changed the lowers. I purchased the uppers from aa aftermarket supplier and the lowers were from Ford. Both were made by TRW. They're supposed to be a good brand. DeRocha is right, they are NOT greasable. One thing I might add though, my original uppers were TRW, where as the lowers were some other brand. I don't know if Ford changed suppliers or not. My Ex has 110,000km (69,000 miles) on it and all were absolutely stuffed. Time will tell if these new ones are better or not.
