HELP, can't find replacement "Drag Link Ball Joint"

[Coin-Op]

The "Drag Link Ball Joint" on my 06 Alpine is missing the boot and dirt has worked its way into the ball joint and damaged it. I want to replace both sides but my machanic has not been able to find it through the normal parts supply system.

The threads on the Drag Link are metric, see attached drawing.

I had contacted Mark Harrah when he was still working for ACA, but he could not tell me the source WRV used for this part.

If you have a source for this part please let me know, or I will have to have one machined

[scgator]

Contact Offroaders.com Source for 4x4 off-road trail reports, tech articles, 4x4 clubs, Product Reviews They can supply you with a boot, or even custom make a unit for you. Hot Rod guys will always find a way !

[Ed & Diane]

Tom
We had our drag link replaced by Redlands Truck and RV in Calif. about 18 months ago. They were unable to source the ball joint. So they fabricated a new drag link and threaded it to fit a standard off the shelf Dayton truck ball joint. So any truck shop should be able to replace it for us in the future. I did keep the drag link with the better of the ball joints. Kaiser Brake and Alignment in Eugene might also be able to do the modification.

[swansnest]

Just saw your post, Tom. We had to replace ours when coach was barely 2 yrs old. Kaiser in Eugene dx it and sent us the Ball Joints/Drag Link and we took it to COlton Truck. Problem was - Kaiser sent 2 right ones instead of left & right. Colton went right out and got the correct one and charged us $30 less than Kaiser did for the part!!!

Call COlton Truck Terminal and see if they could send it to you 909-825-4080.