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jeffy ole boy
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Posted: Tue Feb 5th, 2008 05:08 pm |
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Vero Steve wrote: jeffy ole boy wrote: I know this is just a temporary solution... the ball joints are still tight- a good thing!
Will get new ones though asap... KInda like to see the boy pay for 'em since its his truck 
ROTFLMAO......Job let me know how that works out for ya............ LOL, if this was all I had to worry about... I'd be happier than old Cooter Brown on a big drunk!
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Vero Steve
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Posted: Tue Feb 5th, 2008 04:32 pm |
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jeffy ole boy wrote: I know this is just a temporary solution... the ball joints are still tight- a good thing!
Will get new ones though asap... KInda like to see the boy pay for 'em since its his truck
ROTFLMAO......Job let me know how that works out for ya............
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jeffy ole boy
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Posted: Tue Feb 5th, 2008 03:50 pm |
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I know this is just a temporary solution... the ball joints are still tight- a good thing!
Will get new ones though asap... KInda like to see the boy pay for 'em since its his truck
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jeffy ole boy
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Posted: Tue Feb 5th, 2008 03:42 pm |
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Dave wrote: Duct tape doesn't do much good for a water leak...
I've tried it...LOL Duct tape??? LMAO!
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Dave
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Posted: Tue Feb 5th, 2008 03:34 pm |
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Duct tape doesn't do much good for a water leak...
I've tried it...LOL
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| Joined: | Tue Jun 28th, 2005 |
| Location: | Plano, Texas USA |
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Posted: Tue Feb 5th, 2008 02:53 pm |
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jeffy ole boy wrote: Dave wrote: If the boots are cracked and beat up, what's gonna hold the grease in?
Might want to replace the boots if the ball joints are still in good shape... Well Dave, the squeaking has stopped w/ the ball joints for now/ greased em and sprayed in heavy duty silicone lube... which is water proof.. I believe possibly if I just lube em about once a month whenever I hear em squeakin again.. may be good for along time.... time will tell..... Red Green would use duct tape.
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jeffy ole boy
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Posted: Tue Feb 5th, 2008 02:30 pm |
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Dave wrote: If the boots are cracked and beat up, what's gonna hold the grease in?
Might want to replace the boots if the ball joints are still in good shape... Well Dave, the squeaking has stopped w/ the ball joints for now/ greased em and sprayed in heavy duty silicone lube... which is water proof.. I believe possibly if I just lube em about once a month whenever I hear em squeakin again.. may be good for along time.... time will tell.....
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Dave
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Posted: Mon Feb 4th, 2008 02:43 pm |
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If the boots are cracked and beat up, what's gonna hold the grease in?
Might want to replace the boots if the ball joints are still in good shape...
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jeffy ole boy
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Posted: Mon Feb 4th, 2008 02:38 pm |
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Dave wrote: Some of the ball joints have a plug in the back-side that you can screw a Zerk fitting into... Hmm, didn't know that.. on the lower ball joints of his truck- the boots are shot-- cracked open-- easy to shoot grease into.. LOL!
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Dave
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Posted: Mon Feb 4th, 2008 02:00 pm |
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| Some of the ball joints have a plug in the back-side that you can screw a Zerk fitting into...
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jeffy ole boy
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Posted: Mon Feb 4th, 2008 01:50 pm |
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Dave wrote: I know. That Twin-I-Beam front end was bullet-proof...
Had it on my 66 F250, 70 E100 and 73 F250. It would take a beating and keep comin' back for more. My Ranger has torsion bar front suspension... Just yesturday I got under the boys 99 Ranger and tried to shoot some grease inside the boots of the upper and lower ball joints-- were squeekin like crazy.. Preacher told me to do this with a needle and grease gun.. I think it helped.... Sealed, no grease fittings.. It sucks when motor co's take aways grease fittings. bastards!!
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Dave
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Posted: Mon Feb 4th, 2008 01:39 pm |
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I know. That Twin-I-Beam front end was bullet-proof...
Had it on my 66 F250, 70 E100 and 73 F250. It would take a beating and keep comin' back for more. My Ranger has torsion bar front suspension...
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Posted: Mon Feb 4th, 2008 01:28 pm |
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weasle wrote: Dave wrote: Still better than a Pontiac... or a chevy. had two chevy 4/4s and neither one would pull or go through the snow like the fords ive owned. and that F-350 i had was a good deer truck to , hit and killed one and only wrinkled the licence plate on it. I've had good and bad in everything I've owned. The one thing that Ford did that was a dissapointment, was when they went away from the twin I beam front end. Back home, that was the only front end that didn't need realligned every 6 months.
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jeffy ole boy
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Posted: Mon Feb 4th, 2008 01:06 pm |
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Good thing I took out a used car ext warranty when I bought this '01 Olds Aurora a year and half ago. Never been a fan of warrantys much, but this car apparently had been hot sometime in its history. Long story short-- had to have the 3.5 litre v 6 top end tore down and heads milled and a bunch of other crap done to it.. $1700 bucks worth, gonna cost me outa pocket right at $300.  better than the total though.....
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weasle
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Posted: Mon Feb 4th, 2008 12:55 pm |
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Dave wrote: Still better than a Pontiac... or a chevy. had two chevy 4/4s and neither one would pull or go through the snow like the fords ive owned. and that F-350 i had was a good deer truck to , hit and killed one and only wrinkled the licence plate on it.Last edited on Mon Feb 4th, 2008 12:59 pm by weasle |
Dave
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Posted: Mon Feb 4th, 2008 12:48 pm |
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| Still better than a Pontiac...
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Posted: Mon Feb 4th, 2008 12:21 pm |
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Dave wrote: Fugged
On
Race
Day
LMAO!
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jeffy ole boy
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Posted: Mon Feb 4th, 2008 12:06 pm |
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Remember the Ford LTD
Lotta
Tin from
Detroit
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marc
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Posted: Mon Feb 4th, 2008 12:00 pm |
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Found
On
Road
Dead
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Dave
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Posted: Mon Feb 4th, 2008 10:26 am |
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First
On
Race
Day
LMAO!
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