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Ball Joint adjustment 1985 Dodge 3/4 ton PU.?
Replacing the ball joints on my 85 dodge pick up. The upper ball joint has an adjusting sleeve. What is the proper procedure for adjusting this sleeve? ball joints have already been pressed into the steering knuckle. I thought I would tighten the bottom joint nut first then adjust the sleeve down to meet the upper ball joint. right or wrong? how tight should the sleeve be? Any suggestions would be helpful. Thanks
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- done wrenchingLv 71 decade agoFavorite Answer
There is an order to tighten sleeve and upper and lower joints. Don't have the manual w/specs right now, sorry. I believe you assemble knuckle into housing, tighten the lower joint to about 35 foot lbs, then tighten the sleeve to about 30 foot lbs, then tighten lower to about 90, then torque the upper to about 100 ft lbs. I advise getting correct specs.
- 1 decade ago
Correct you cannot adust this without an expensive computerized alightment machine. Do as the other gentleman suggested, get a front end alignment at a local alignment shop, in my area a front end alignment is just $49.
Good Luck!
- eferrell01Lv 71 decade ago
The adjustable upper is used to align the front end. If you do not have the tools to measure the caster and camber take it to a front end shop after you get it installed. Don't wait a week and wear out your front tires.
- dodge manLv 71 decade ago
you have to get a shop to do this one,the only thing you can do with it to get it to a shop is set it so that the wheels are setting strait up and down the rest a shop will do when they align it,there's no measurements that we could give you that would help you in getting it back strait again,good luck.
Source(s): been a certified mechanic for 38 yrs now.