Lower ball joints call for 1.7 hrs per side for labor, app. $50 per hour = app. $85 per side for labor.
The 1998 Dodge Dakota has both upper and lower ball joints. OEM grade replacements are approximately 40-50$ per ball joint (as of August 2014). Labor to replace will depend on how many need replacement and time necessary. The changing of ball joints will require an alignment upon completion additionally. It is advisable to replace ball joints as pairs, when possible.
Loose ball joints will cause excessive tire wear, and if they come apart the wheel assembly could come loose. This would cause a complete loss of steering control.
All 1998 Dodge Dakota's have a timing chain and not a belt.
I just paid $400 for upper ball joints on a 2001 dodge ram van. Also had to get $50 alignment. That was at Tire Discounters.
No
Not easily.
Yes, depending on engine SIZE. (;
no, probably not
if its the same size motor it will.
What year is the Dakota and what is the make and model of the 1998 Dodge that the compressor came off of ????????
How do you replace the ball joints on a 1998 Monte Carlo Z34??
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