1999 dodge status has 6 ball joints. passenger and drivers side front uppers (pressed in) passenger and drivers front lower (part of control arm assembly) and passenger and drivers side rear uppers (pressed in)
It has two,lower ball joints,one on each side.
4.. two on the front and two on the rear
All are lowers. the struts towers have large bearing rings under the strut mount on top
SOURCE: how to remove CV Joints on a dodge stratus
REMOVE your whelland tire on the side that you want to make to fix, removed your brake caliper and attach it with a piece of wire to the suspention strut ,remove the part that hold the caliper,remove the bolt or the nut that hold the lower balljoint in your lower suspention arm to your stering kuckle,and separate those two parts with a long pry-bar or a suspention fork and hammer,remove your disc brake,loose the spindle nut from the axle(this big nut is in the center of whell and if you are not working witch an air impact tool loose it right after removing your whell cap before removing the whell this is a high torque on it be sure to tight it correcly when yuo ins tall it)and pull the suspension strut foward you to removed the axle from the stering kuckle take apry-bar put it betwen the transmission and axle and pry it out some trans mission fluid may leak installation is reverse.
SOURCE: 2001 Dodge Stratus removal of
check your local parts store you can rent a ball joint press kit this will get the job done
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