Ball Joints
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Ball Joints
A co-worker takes his 05 Cummins in to the dealer every 3 months for Oil change and Lube job.
The other day he was driving and the damn ball joint fell apart. The dealer said it was bone dry which cause wear and that it can go completely dry like that in a 3 month period.
We both think that they forgot to lube it up last time and don't want to admit it. Any truth to this?
The other day he was driving and the damn ball joint fell apart. The dealer said it was bone dry which cause wear and that it can go completely dry like that in a 3 month period.
We both think that they forgot to lube it up last time and don't want to admit it. Any truth to this?
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Thats due to them NEVER lubing it..
Or them pumping it so full and blowing the bag open and let water and everything else free to roam inside there. Even then it will not go dry in a 3 month period. Thats alot of peoples mistake, they will pump it till it bursts. Back when I changed oil, if they felt full, I did not pump any grease into them.
Or them pumping it so full and blowing the bag open and let water and everything else free to roam inside there. Even then it will not go dry in a 3 month period. Thats alot of peoples mistake, they will pump it till it bursts. Back when I changed oil, if they felt full, I did not pump any grease into them.
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I know mine on the driver side bleeds grease out and it's never came apart.
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