If theres another technical thread around this site that Im not aware of feel free to link it, but I need to get the full scoop on ball joint replacement before I begin. From what Ive heard for F1-through-350 truck owners is that that body style of truck inherently has bad ball joints at birth and that theyre gonna poop out around roughly 30k. I was also told by these owners and my saleman that Ford replaces them for free.
I bring this up because Im at 28k and getting that squeak/rub when I cut the wheel too far and I think its time to get em replaced.

 

What truck do you have?

On my Lightning the ball joints and tie rods gave me ZERO trouble for 70,000+ miles, I only changed them because I wanted to, there was no play in the old ones, and that was alot of hard mileage on NYC streets and highways.

 

Yeah, that makes a lot of sense - Ford offers a 36,000 mile warranty on vehicles that "inherently has bad ball joints at birth and that they're gonna poop out around roughly 30k."

Maybe you should look for owners / salespeople with a clue, and then plan accordingly...

Does your truck need ball joints, or is this just a test ?

 

i bet it was all those donuts you were doing cutting the wheel all the way over that caused the bad ball joints!!!

 

 

My truck needs ball joints! ....and tires again. 64K miles. Might as well get some new rods and a whipple while it's in the shop.

 

Your friend may be confusing ball joints with tie rod ends. There was a TSB issued with a revised tie rod inspection procedure, but I've never heard of a recall or free replacement program.

 

Just repeating what I heard, listing the symptoms, and reading replies from ******.
Back to NEMotorSport where Hateraide isnt on tap...

 

Don't let the door hit you on the way out...

 

Like Tim said, there were issues with tie-rods, especially in areas that see excessive corrosion due to winter salt.

There are no issues with Ford ball joints on the F-150.

 

+ 1 !!!!!

 

If you read your own reply, your original statement will finally be true !!

 

LOL Did he actually just take his toy and run home?

 

This thread confuses me. Here's how I see it:

• BlueHornet asks non-stupid question.
• Ian gives respectful response.
• B-Man gives inexplicably hostile response.
• tallimeca makes good natured joke.
• Certified posts a general comment to the whole group.
• I make my post.
• BlueHornet makes a comment about the ****** (plural) and leaves.

Did he misunderstand tallimeca's joke, or my post, or was he really that jacked about B-Man's jabs?

B-Man, do you have a history with this guy? Why did you pop off like that?

The whole drama is a mystery to me.

 

Well, 1st off, I didn't mean for my reply to be hostile - it just seemed like a troll wanting to bust on Fords. I've seen (IMHO) your responses to folks for not using the Search button that seemed more hostile than mine ??

If I offended everyone, please accept my apology.