How can I tell if a ball joint, o a tie rod is bad?
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Asked by Billy Nov 27, 2013 at 08:58 AM about the 1997 Dodge RAM 1500 ST Club Cab RWD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

When driving, if the truck hits a bump in the road, it will
shimmied real bad.

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Billy answered 11 years ago

Thank you mark. If its not the ball joints or tie rods, is there anything else I need to check?

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John answered 11 years ago

make shure it is not the wheel berring as well I had mine do that over a year ago and it was the berring you can do them at home but difficult to do

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