[Spridgets] Not LBC, little truck, Pep Boys $1, 200. to install ball joints?????

Linda Grunthaner grunthaner at gmail.com
Tue May 5 03:31:48 MDT 2015


Thanks David, I loved the way you told that story about the alignment guy
shouting out "who did that ball joint job"..... I'm surprised you would
trust anything from Harbor Freight, what was in that kit? I'll check with
Advanced Auto for the parts. BTW The Nissan dealer only wanted $885 for the
uppers and $500. more for the lower. AAA service wanted around $800. for
both they said it would take 4 hours to do the job, does that sound right?

I printed the instructions out that Paul sent via the NICO site. I am
lening toward doing it myself.

WOW Pep Boys are jerks for charging your son $90. for a free test. Was he
able to get his money back? He should complain.
Lin

On Mon, May 4, 2015 at 11:30 AM, <dlancer7676 at comcast.net> wrote:

> Linda:
>
> I bought a ball joint kit from Harbor Freight, found complete instructions
> online, and did my Ford Ranger myself. It really wasn't all that
> difficult.  I marked the parts with a chisel so I could get them realigned
> as I put them back together.  Bought the parts from Advanced Auto.  Between
> the online instructions and the shop manual, I managed ok.
>
> After the job, I took the truck to a tire service center to have the front
> end aligned (required after a ball joint job).  I was sitting in the
> waiting room when the mechanic came into the room and boomed out, "Who did
> that ball joint job on your truck?"  I thought, "Oh hell, what did I do
> wrong?" to myself.  I weakly said, "I did!",  He made the A-OK sign with
> his hand and said "It's perfect!".
>
> As far as getting the job done, Pep Boys is one of the last places I would
> have the job priced.  My son took his car to them years ago to have the
> OBDI plugged in and checked--a service Auto Zone and Advanced Auto do for
> free. They charged him in the neighborhood of $90 to do it.
>
> --David C.
>
>
>
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> *From: *"Linda Grunthaner via Spridgets" <spridgets at autox.team.net>
> *To: *"Spridget list" <Spridgets at autox.team.net>
> *Sent: *Sunday, May 3, 2015 5:12:39 PM
> *Subject: *[Spridgets] Not LBC, little truck, Pep Boys $1,        200. to
> install ball joints?????
>
>
> List,
> I want to install the upper ball joints in my 1985 Nissan 720 pickup (1
> owner family truck from CA), I called Pep Boys just to see if it is in my
> budget to outsource and they want $1,200 to install just upper ball joints.
> I can't imagine why it should cost so much to remove a castle nut and 4
> small bolts is there something that I am missing? Is there some special
> tool for it to cost over a grand to install? I just want to check before I
> take her apart.
> Thanks guys,
> Lin
>
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