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And make sure you have a good magnet in there to capture all the fine particles. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Sounds like a good time for a GLO upgrade to that cover
So with any used vehicle you buy you always find surprises, and I found a bad one this weekend. As I was changing the ball joints on this AAM 9.25 the drives side lower was a real challenge to get out once I got the joint out I saw why. Whatever shop did this job last time must of gotten the joint cocked, but instead of stopping they kept going and galled the socket real good. People that charge money for doing this kind of hack job should not be allowed to change oil! Now the new joint is loose in the socket, it pressed easy and i have about 1/16 movement in the socket radially, in other words when I turn the knuckle the ball joint moves. So the options I have are as follows.1. Find a oversize ball joint.(this had Moog installed) 2. Use a punch and peen the socket, apply Locktite sleeve locker and try to press it in again3. Find a new axle.I will try options one and two to see if i can get it to work, problem with buying a used axle you might buy something with the same issue or worse!
The other thing I’m going to question is why AAM puts the BJ’s in the inner C versus the knuckle? After all many of these engineers who went to AAM were former Dana guys from what I heard when AAM was launching hard. Dana presses the BJ’s into the knuckles, so if you screw one up you buy a new knuckle which isn’t welded in place.
https://emfballjoints.com/products/emf-oversized-body-03-15-dodge-ram-2500-3500-upper-ball-joint-pair just run these and fuggetaboutit. Tack welds are for hack chevy installs Phil