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waterwatcher123

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12. Sorry for the delay in responding - hope you were able to get your vehicle fixed at a reasonable price.

Reply to KS Toronado (Reply #9)

Sat Jun 28, 2025, 08:11 PM

Jun 28

You do want to repair ball joints if they are failing (a broken ball joint can turn the wheel sideways and cause an accident). Ball joints can be difficult to remove if they are rusted and frozen in place. But they are not particularly expensive to buy from an after market parts supplier. Hopefully, the grand total for the repair was considerably less than the $4000 quote.

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$4,000 for a front end alignment [View all] KS Toronado Jun 6 OP

Try a dedicated Explorer forum. cloudbase Jun 6 #1

I second that as these kinds of vehicle-specific forums have saved me multiple times... hlthe2b Jun 6 #2

Perfect suggestion, THANKS KS Toronado Jun 6 #6

For one thing never regrestic Jun 6 #3

An ex-boyfriend mechanic once told me years ago to always ask them to save Cloudhopper Jun 6 #4

There are several car repair shops in our town. No complaints about any of them. But two are wonderful. 3Hotdogs Jun 6 #5

Ridiculous charge - you should ask them to substantiate this bill. waterwatcher123 Jun 6 #7

Just left Explorer forum again KS Toronado Jun 6 #9

Sorry for the delay in responding - hope you were able to get your vehicle fixed at a reasonable price. waterwatcher123 Jun 28 #12

Hard to say if these parts were worn but with 125 thousand miles kacekwl Jun 6 #8

Mine isn't the Sport Trac. KS Toronado Jun 6 #10

I believe dealers make most their income from repair Auggie Jun 6 #11

Predatory Capitalism Emile Jul 1 #13