A108 Drag Link Ends

Are the ball joints at the ends of the drag link on a 69 A108 replaceable? The parts manual calls out P/N 9424 798, 9/16 - 18 hex but I can only find places that will sell the link complete. Any guidance would be greatly appreciated.

Arnolt wrote:Are the ball joints at the ends of the drag link on a 69 A108 replaceable? The parts manual calls out P/N 9424 798, 9/16 - 18 hex but I can only find places that will sell the link complete. Any guidance would be greatly appreciated.

A drag links ends are not replaceable, you either have to get a whole drag link from Rare Parts or find an NOS one. Either way bend over and grab your ankles for the price will stick it to you big time.

The good news is that the tie rod ends are replaceable and available.

Thanks, I was afraid of that. Do you happen to know the part numbers for the tie rod ends?

A REAL parts store can measure your ends and set you up with a pair of tie-rod ends with 5/8 or 11/16 male stems (one left thread and one right) and you buy a threaded tube in the appropriate length ( and jam nuts) from Speedway......
Post this inquiry in "A-Van general discussion" and "Between the seats-A" and be patient and I'll bet somebody in the A van community will know the part numbers for those rod ends...
Most American tie-rod and ball joint tapers are roughly 7 degrees, but you'll need to know the big end and small end hole diameters and the thickness the tie-rod bolts through (usually about 3/4")
You may get lucky and find your ends here:

https://www.moog-suspension-parts.com/universal_outer_tie_rod_ends.asp

but MOOG has hidden a lot of their classic offerings from this chart, so a REAL parts store (with stacks of paper catalogs and a guy that can use them) is your best bet...

Arnolt wrote:Thanks, I was afraid of that. Do you happen to know the part numbers for the tie rod ends?

eBay has them, just search Dodge A100 tie rod end. The right one is cheap because they fit other vehicles also and are still being made by a few companies. The left ones are the problem they are harder to find and will run you some money.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/185733839380?fits=Make%3ADodge&epid=579133386&hash=item2b3e997a14:g:-2MAAOSwQi9jvxP7&amdata=enc%3AAQAIAAAA8McRZBviZ2Pguf292ceCGXgd9jEELnurkcKUgd5HQBI41Wkm4e7B9aIMb6VlGZhIDJaTocTU9EqRH7hlcqtgD76n81XfNksuiTQAmQ%2BTaMUk%2BC%2B6n8WRuEmJKKKbaVPfTjke1TdA2yArvkgsi%2FPSbfLyQ3I2TfFsjgBNgVXEgaJgmLHXQNIRN14g59MMK6HrA19yRU50PVQEoeXYyjLcSJFwSOjSr%2FcEQcW1HkJIwRieVCDuObNthokhQG2y%2FR%2BMgs1xfEGhQqlx3AteNM6IhOSt3tNtp8bc%2FN5o9By%2BQ2xagPyd%2BIbctjmemI1oiq1CLw%3D%3D%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR77qlY-YYg

Caution!..... on a chevy, the drag link ends are larger than the tie rod ends and that could be the case on dodge also......It would be easy enough to compare though....

Thanks everyone for the info.