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1995 GMC Truck Repair Question


Topics covered: Ball joint, Engine, Four wheel drive.
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Asked on February 25, 2009

Ball joint replacement

Engine Mechanical problem
1995 GMC Truck V8 Four Wheel Drive Automatic 120000 miles

a local garage wants to charge me 1800 dollars to replace the ball joinsts on my 1995 gmc k1500.

does this price seem reasonable?
Avatar Asked by mark70669

Answer

Replied on February 26, 2009

Hi there,
This is a time consuming and expensive job, Labour time to replace 4 ball joints is approx 7 hrs and the ball joins cost about $72.00 each for the lower and between $ 80 - 90.00 each for the uppers depending on if riveted or pressed in type.

mark (mhpautos)

Tiny Answered by mhpautos (expert)
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