tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407817413258733695.post3962817248288494746..comments2024-03-29T06:46:55.327-07:00Comments on Lone Star Parson: Ball Joint ApocalypseLSPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08120630078039958644noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407817413258733695.post-72836511938228961762017-09-29T06:31:14.747-07:002017-09-29T06:31:14.747-07:00Pastor: yes, dump it. Sure, it's like an old ...Pastor: yes, dump it. Sure, it's like an old leather shoe (no, not Hillary), real comfy and yet ugly. After about 150K on a Ford F150, they still hold up, but you start to pump serious scratch into them to keep them on the road. They become patently unreliable after this point.Freddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10778430453468720627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407817413258733695.post-5319815612799296862017-09-27T18:56:39.370-07:002017-09-27T18:56:39.370-07:00Thanks, Fredd. So far, so good but I've been w...Thanks, Fredd. So far, so good but I've been warned.<br /><br />I like my Ford truck; maybe I should think of swapping it out for another before it becomes too pricey?LSPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08120630078039958644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407817413258733695.post-14438121529622283282017-09-27T17:11:44.358-07:002017-09-27T17:11:44.358-07:00Pastor: I've been a Ford guy forever, and have...Pastor: I've been a Ford guy forever, and have had Ford F150's for over 30 years. Your next expense will be the differential, $1800.00, what with a truck with 230K miles on it. Start listening to the whine back there.<br /><br />Take that to the bank.Freddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10778430453468720627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407817413258733695.post-43620677938541327612017-09-26T16:10:06.758-07:002017-09-26T16:10:06.758-07:00Good point, Linda.Good point, Linda.LSPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08120630078039958644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407817413258733695.post-26607567079478891232017-09-26T16:09:41.246-07:002017-09-26T16:09:41.246-07:00I'm no mechanic, Fredd, but my 150 has been a ...I'm no mechanic, Fredd, but my 150 has been a workhorse. Highway, off road, wherever and going strong at 230k+ miles.<br /><br />Mind you, some things wear oit through attrition. I've had the rotors replaced and the radiator, but that's been it up until the ball joints.<br /><br />Not bad for a high mileage truck. So I can't grumble.LSPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08120630078039958644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407817413258733695.post-45151579849010397452017-09-26T16:04:01.454-07:002017-09-26T16:04:01.454-07:00LL, We think as one. The shop will stave off the E...LL, We think as one. The shop will stave off the Eschaton.LSPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08120630078039958644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407817413258733695.post-88765372736325510992017-09-26T16:02:51.072-07:002017-09-26T16:02:51.072-07:00That, Adrienne, is a terriying prospect.That, Adrienne, is a terriying prospect.LSPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08120630078039958644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407817413258733695.post-70735382836212954082017-09-26T16:02:13.292-07:002017-09-26T16:02:13.292-07:00Linda, that's definitely the path I've tak...Linda, that's definitely the path I've taken!LSPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08120630078039958644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407817413258733695.post-82148791947894132202017-09-26T12:56:57.742-07:002017-09-26T12:56:57.742-07:00Hubby would agree with you on the older cars, Fred...Hubby would agree with you on the older cars, Fredd. If they hadn't been so easy to work on, I think it is possible that automobiles might have taken a lot longer to catch on, if not for that.<br /><br />LindaGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12203719919661519350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407817413258733695.post-4478247618471427302017-09-26T12:15:38.696-07:002017-09-26T12:15:38.696-07:00I work on antique cars every day, pull their engin...I work on antique cars every day, pull their engines, re-do their rat-infested upholstery, dismantle their groaning differentials, you name it, I do it. Every day.<br /><br />But I will not even attempt to change the spark plugs in my 2013 Ford F150 FX 4x4, no way in hades. When something is amiss on that thing, (which is rare, and on this Ford, has yet to happen), off to the dealership it goes.<br /><br />I'm too old to work on this modern stuff (anything built after 1940). The old stuff? Bring it.....Freddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10778430453468720627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407817413258733695.post-2180460539285626082017-09-26T05:36:16.502-07:002017-09-26T05:36:16.502-07:00X2 to Linda's comment. If you jacked up the mo...X2 to Linda's comment. If you jacked up the monster truck there at the compound and did it yourself, it would have been more trouble than $700.LLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05538854359365988863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407817413258733695.post-58213119326552854002017-09-26T01:47:37.004-07:002017-09-26T01:47:37.004-07:00You sure it's not the loose nut behind the whe...You sure it's not the loose nut behind the wheel? <br /><br />Adriennehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01562944653624224107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407817413258733695.post-45620778231387448742017-09-25T21:27:37.923-07:002017-09-25T21:27:37.923-07:00Now that we are in our 60s, we prefer to take our ...Now that we are in our 60s, we prefer to take our vehicles in, too. Why not let people with the right equipment do the work safely?<br /><br />God bless. :)LindaGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12203719919661519350noreply@blogger.com