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Old Feb 5, 2010
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ball joints

do the stock ball joints and stuff like that have grease fittings on them for 04 Fx4 rangers to lazy to check right now
 
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Old Feb 5, 2010
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No, the entire suspension is sealed.
 
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great that sucks thx
 
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haha.... just bought some moog replacements. mine are on the way out, so time to replace.
 
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Old Feb 5, 2010
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Yep, we don't need no stinkin grease fittings!

I don't know how much money that saved on the assembly line not adding grease fittings. I just replaced the two ball joints on my 89 Mustang, only has two. They were Moog OEM specs and $ 70.00 bucks a piece.....and they have grease fittings : )
 
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Moog is the way to go for sure.
 
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Old Feb 6, 2010
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I'll whip out the pom-poms.

MOOG MOOG MOOG

I swapped to MOOG UCA's and upper and lower ball joints.
 
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Old Feb 6, 2010
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I still have original at 165k.Still nice And tight and no noise.Must be the exeption:)
 
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Old Feb 6, 2010
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I did the ball joint as out of the need to know....now I know how old they are! It all seemed like original parts, when I got it up off the garage floor the rear shocks started leaking....After I took off the front struts I noticed the driver side spindle felt firm and had no play but the passenger side had lots off play and the stabilizer link pin bushings were flat and torn. I kinda went over board and took it all apart instead of a step by step fix up. In one more month I should have the wheels back on and on the ground. Its been an learning process, I learned I had to buy more tools.. and thats never a bad thing...
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