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Nick, the front bearings on both trucks are called hub bearings and they are unbolted from the back and come out as a unit. They are pre tensioned or set from the factory. The axle nut dose not set the preload on the bearing. Tightening It like that Will burn the bearing up. they have to be replaced as a unit. you’ll need to replace those on both trucks.
Nick you need to replace the wheel bearings. They are called hub Assemblys and are never made to come apart. Bolt out and bolt in only.
Nick, you do really nice things for the farm, your family, dad, mom, Scott’s family, too. God pour His blessing on you.
The freezer and a torch are a must when Changing bearings!
u must have had some training in that repair.Our dreams died when Covid destroyed our family and us 2 twin 17 year olds were left to take over the 15 barn hog farm [now having 38.000+ hogs] but we did rebuild the engines to 3 tractors this summer, we bought 15 old jd 4020 made in 1965 to be used as generators for every hog barn. only training we had was working along grandfather and dad when fixing stuff, 3 weeks ago we did the clutch in another newer jd tractor. Grandfather always said learning from doing is much better cause u won't ever forget how hard or easy a job was.
Welcome to "Nick's Tie rODS & ENDS Repair Shop"! I appreciate that you repair you own vehicles and if you have one go down, you "refresh" one of your fleet vehicles. Some might think that was a lot of money to spend putting the Ram back on the road. But to get something "new" on the road you'd spend more plus you know more of the issues of the Ram than anything you bring in! Great work Nick.
Good job hosting Josh for a quick minute.
He is a good guy and has some good values.
Nice subtle shout to "Our Wyoming Life" in Gillette, WY.
heating does, like you say, expand metal - but different metals have different rates of expansion. When you have a steel joint in a cast iron knuckle, the iron expands faster and at a lower temperature then the steel (even cast steel expands at a different rate than forged steel). That grows the metal and allows you to remove the part. With that said, often times, heat is used to break the oxidation bond (rust) by expanding both materials at different rates.... this breaks the rust loose and allows you to get the part apart.
Those wheel bearings are sealed units, they don't come apart like that. You should have taken out the 3 or 4 bolts on the backside of the knuckle to remove the whole unit. I'm surprised you got it out with out breaking the puller. I'm even more surprised you got it back together and the bearing rolled smoothly. For safety sake I would replace the bearing unit. I'm not saying I'm right, this is just what I would do.
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It’s good to watch a TH-cam channel that I never have to be concerned if there will be foul language or not. Y’all be safe God Bless y’all 😊
14:20 ish please Nick use ear protection when you hammer on steel like that. Bad hearing and/or tinnitus later in life is not worth that shortcut of skipping earprotection, trust me both my grandpa and my dad lived/lives with hearing aids I'm not far from it either but hopefully I started to think about these things before it is to late.
It's nice to see a farm operation that fixes their pickups rather than buying new. Great job.
I was absolutely not expecting to see Josh, The Stoney Ridge Farmer. What a pleasant surprise! If anyone hasn't seen his channel, he's doing some fantastic work in turning his land into some very good grazing pasture. He's also doing it by re-using the natural waste on the farm to do it as organically as possible, but more in the vein of the 'old fashioned way' rather than from some extreme townie style environmental standpoint. An absolutely wonderful person who is a hard worker, super innovative and dedicated to his animals and to learning! You won't see big machinery on his farm, but you will see plenty of big things happening!
Every time I see someone like Josh show up, it's as if someone's looking at my subscriber list! Good to see him here.
Almost jumped out my seat!! So awesome haha
Link man! 😊
You've never worked on a 2nd gen Dodge from the looks of it... I have a fleet of them. Those wheel bearings are not meant to be "serviced" they're meant to be replaced! They're unit type bearings like in a Dodge K car or minivan. Better order two of them tomorrow and install them with the rest of the new parts...
Thanks for another great video Nick.
It was interesting and enjoyable. Well enjoyable for us and a lot of work for you.
Wow. Nick, you did great on dad’s pickup and on the old red dodge pickup.
It appears things went good fairly good for you on your dad’s pickup. It was time to replace some of those brake and front end parts. Good show nick.
Now the old dodge. Another story there. Those big heavy duty dodge trucks are not the easiest to work on. On my. My compliments to you nick for hanging in there and doing what you had to do in order to repair the beast. Lots of heat. Ya!!!!!!!
You never waived and got the dodge front end and brakes overhauled. Appreciate that fact you hung in there.
Those older heavy duty pickups are a lot of heavy work. But now it will go many many more miles.
Saved yourself a lot of money by doing the work on your own. Nice work Nick.
You done good!!!!!!!
All for now. You take care and be safe.
Looking forward to the next video.
Thanks for everything Nick.
The Iowa farm boy.
Steve.
Thanks for introducing us to the gentleman from Carolina. He was a long way from home.
Thanks
Thanks Steve!
Like a number of other people have said, those hub bearings on the Dodge should be replaced. Also, the stock style track bars on the second gen Dodge’s are junk right from the factory. I went with aftermarket adjustable track bar with the ball and socket style ends. Much better setup. I replaced my entire front end steering components, hub bearings, brakes, rotors, brake hoses, and axle joints on my ‘96 2500 V10. Also installed the steering box frame brace and steering shaft fix. My alignment shop said they never had a second gen dodge steer so nice with 35s on it lol
The farm maintenance and building is the best part of the channel. thanks for this, great work. Made me cringe a time or two installing the ball joints on the dodge, but you gotta swing with the hammer ya got. Very well done, very interesting to watch. Thanks!
Great to see two of my fav channels working together. In re the heat, you're thinking of thermal expansion coefficient for the scientific term. Back in the day, when inserting the inner liner on a battleship gun, they'd heat the outer part of the barrel, with the inner replaceable rifled liner chilled. Slip in the inner liner and let the temps equalize and the outer part would "shrink" on to the liner. That tire moving at 22:30 or so is straight from an episode of Just Rolled In. Classic. That's some serious wear and tear on those trucks. Glad they're all back to 100% now - way safer with fresh parts.
A lot of "Auto Parts" stores will rent out tools like Ball Joint tool kits. NAPA, Autozone, etc. I rented one from a Advanced Auto store here in SW WA, last year to do the same job on my neighbor's Dodge Ram 1 ton, still a pain, but much easier... he has a quick acting hydraulic press he uses for blacksmithing and that helped also.
Great job Nick! Save tons of money doing it yourself and feel good about doing it yourself too! I do all my own repairs I can myself. I have always wanted a lift but have never been able to do it with space restrictions. Hope you are all taking a much needed break. Thanks for the great video and god bless all!
Awesome video. wow. Every time my truck goes down, I have to take it some where which cost so much more just in labor. You all have saved so much money by doing it yourselves. Such a blessing for sure. Bless you all.
Nick, when they were new trucks, they were the best thing since a pocket on a shirt... new ones come out and they also looked the best but truth is they wear out too. We just throw away stuff before its time. Or is it?? Cause we have to buy the new stuff or those folks building stuff won't have a job. Vicious circle if you ask me. Many bad crops in a row dictate your rig you drive or the furniture in the house. Our government is out of control, longer than bad crops for sure... there is the problem
Put your ball joints in the freezer for four hours and then heat the hole. Drop right in .
Glad to see you taking care of your dad like that good job!!!
Thanks for show how most of us farmers dont all have million dollar shops with ALL the tools and huge budget for equipment, Welkers.....keeping it real
I would check that caliper on your dads truck with the uneven brake wear. I'm willing to bet it is sticking and needs to be replaced. If the temperature on that caliper or rotor is higher than than the other side, as long as the other side is wearing even, that is a good easy check you can do without disassembly. Use an infrared laser gun to easily check the temp after driving it around and using the brakes as you normally would then check the temps on each side and compare. The side with the higher temp should be the one that is sticking. The temp won't be close to the same so you can easily see if it's bad or good.
My work trucks are between 02 and 06 ford diesels and they have been rebuilt a few times. They are all perfectly reliable.
Nothing like the red wrench and a BFH.
ah the joys of working on a Goat ft. end . been there done that several times . . And also having the tools to do this work is a plus . . when i did my 95 it was true shade tree in mother natures shop . . I had to replace every brake line both fuel lines and do the brakes while i had everything apart. the ball joints wheel bearings and U/Joints on them i went Dana spicers with Grease fitting and grease fitting on the ball joints and to make that work i had to do a wee bit of grinding on the u/joint bosses. BUT i can grease EVERYHTING NOW.
Thank you for sharing your jobs with us. Country roads can be tough on suspension parts. You have lots of experience doing tough mechanical jobs. I have no doubt that you can handle them. Your farm has been built on getting good service from your equipment. I still believe that money does not grow on trees. You are fortunate to be able in this day and age to get parts. Your 6.2 will be better than new when it is rebuilt. Best wishes. 😊
That bar on the floor is kinda like a hard pan bar on my 67 Chevy C10. Keeps the axle from slipping side to side.
Nick the rear brakes are common problem especially in cold climate on a truck you dont drive a lot. I had them same thing happen twice on my 2500hd make sure the caliper moves freely and replace the hoses on them. The hoses do collapse over time.
I just did a lot of the same work on my truck Balljoints, Tie rod ends Pitman Arm Idler Arm . I replaced with all greasable parts from moog and saved a ton not having the shop do it they want like 1500 to do all that plus tires I save like $500 in labor costs, got my tires mounted for $40 from a local mechanic and bought all my parts online, so glad I did the work myself with my fathers help I learned something, also I never want to change a pitman again that was terrible mine was seized on we broke a fly wheel puller, a pitman arm puller and finally cut it off with a die grinder what a pain. We unfortunately don’t have a lift so we had to work with jack stands which was also awful but you gotta do what you gotta do
Oh man sorry to hear about the. Siezed pitman...this one was stuck as well but after running the air hammer and pry bars it finally popped off. I think that is the hardest part is removing parts that are fused.
You need to rotate the tires front to back before alignment, wear the lopsided parts of the tires back to straight.
Presses are great of you can manipulate the part on it the way you need to. I've used all 20 tons of mine to break parts loose!! God bless.
Use power steering to press the hub assemblies out on the dodge. Makes it a ton easier. Track bar is the last bar you’ve got to put on.
Replacing the upper ball joints in the duramax without replacing the upper control arms isn’t the best idea. The control arms are too thin and eventually the ball joint will pop loose. Since you’ve already done it, just tack weld the ball joints to the control arm.
Try candle wax when heating. Penetrates threw rust well and does burn off like oil can. Had worked time after time for me
I saw you fixing your vise. Amazing how we need to fix the stuff we need in order to fix other stuff.😆😆
Some days I miss arguing with steel, reminds me of simpler times. Vice Grip Garage and your channel keep me on an even keel. Thank you so much for everything you do! Take care and God bless!
Smart of you to do all that front end work at one time. I bet you were getting pretty darn efficient by the time you did the third one.
I like Nick letting the smoke out of the Milwaukee impact @ 15:07... Probably didn't see that in the shade :)
2nd gen rams, tough as nails but dam those front ends!
It is so awesome to see you guys fix your equipment it encourages me to build my own truck! I love the videos keep up the good work boys! God bless!
Only one thing that drives me nuts when you guys work on your vehicles. I always have to clean what I'm going to work on before I start. There's at least a couple reasons of course, but I also like to PB blast everything a day before I turn the wrenches too. Different approaches I guess - but great job on getting all that done!
I hate the smell of PB Blaster. Anti-Diy A/C guy uses Jack Of All Sprays as it doesn't smell so I bought some. I have only needed it once but he's right no smell.
Some here. I pressure wash everything before I work on it.
This is a farm truck, not a motor rebuild..
@@mikeznel6048 Well there's good reasons to clean everything, especially when bearings are involved. But- each their own.
Stop in Stickney SD and do a little pheasant hunting at sauvage ranch thumbs 👍 love you cherry
Thanks Nick for making me feel blessed for having a new car! Even if it needs service sometimes it's free and the only problem is to bring it to the dealer! 😁❤️ Blessings!! 🇸🇪
Nick and Josh together
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Great job, saved a lot of money by doing it yourself and you know it was done right. Enjoyed the video. Keep up the good work and be safe. Looking forward to your next video
Nick you guys are amazing you're definitely mechanically inclined you and leg arms and your dad can fix anything I am definitely impressed
Please watch out with heating the baljoint, the can explode or com out like a bullit,
Have experencied that,
Gasses from the grease build up in the balljoint from heating,
Nice content to see, keep safe all
Hey Nick, safety glasses and mechanics gloves are a must doing shop work. You will get used to them quickly and OSHA will love you too. Please try it.
Nick, why didn't you do a tire rotation on the vehicles??
They are clearly wearing uneven, here in Canada a rotation is recommended every 10k
Every other oil change has worked great for me
That's a dirty job and amazing how rough dirt farm roads are on those front ends but awesome work fixing all that!
I admire your chutzpah, however there are times when the proper tools are almost a must. I redid the front end of my 2000 dodge 1500 in my brother’s garage and having things like a ball joint kit and an inner seal installer for the front differential really made a huge difference.
I like those Yokohamas! Good to see you running those that's where I work here in VA thanks for the support bud! Haha ✊️
If you rotate the tires on your dad’s truck by crossing the non drive tires to the back it will help straighten the tires out. Also lack of rotating tires will also cause tires to wear like that. I’ve changed a lot of dodge hubs that have come apart while trying to put u joints in the axles. On the brakes they get rust build up under the anti rattle clips that hold the pads and cause that problem. Hopefully you checked that.
Great job on the trucks. As a (former) mechanic I can say the struggle with the Dodge joints is not unique, one-ton Dodge front ends are nearly always an exercise in hammers and torches to get the ball joints apart. Especially if you don't have the right press. The "all of this is trash" approach on the steering linkages on both trucks is the most expensive, but most sure fire and least headache method to take care of an old worn-out truck like that, and good call on reworking your pop's brakes. GM, especially around that body style, had a lot of problems with sticky calipers doing weird things to pads & rotors. Here's to many safe miles to come.
Seeing Stoney ridge farmer in a walker video is like seeing Spider-Man in captain America civil war…except for farming. Was so pumped to see two of my fav farmtubers I never thought would cross!
That 80’s sound music was totally awesome man! 🤓❤️🇺🇸✌🏼
Nice to see Josh in your video Nick
Yup, @14:38 that is usually what happens.
Glad to see you kept your cool!!!!😨
Dad getting the good use out of the old girl ! Thanks Nick !
Nick you need to remove the bolts from the bearing assembly then remove the axle shaft before you undo the balljoints
That saved you some big bucks plus when you do it yourself you know it's right and there are no other gremlins lurking.
i miss working on cars but with my sleep it just frys my brain even watching most of your videosfrys it
Nick..those are unit bearings (wheel bearings). Taking them apart like that was probably not good. The 4 bolts on the backside is what holds the unit bearing in, along with the shaft nut. Whenever I've done those wheel bearings on my Dodges I just bought the whole unit. There is simply a torque spec for the shaft nut after install of unit bearing.
Agreed not good for them at all. Probably wont last long at all now.
Thank God someone else noted that I was like uhhhhhhh hub assembly has to come off then you knock the wheel studs out to get the rotor lol
@@steveboy3021002 we had a slight mishap at work with one that came apart pressed it back together and it’s still fine a year later
They are 18 mm bolts and quick tip use the power steering to push the wheel bearing housing out.
@@danielenneking1681 actually they are 9/16 or 14mm 12pt on the dodge I've done done a few second gens 😂😂😂. I do think the third gen ones are 18mm though.
You just saved a lot of money doing it yourself Nick. Good job!!!
On a straight axle truck, let the ball joints intact until the wheel bearing unit is removed. Loosen the bearing bolts most of the way, and place a socket with appropriate extension on one of them to reach back to the axle housing. Then use the power steering to push the bearing out. You may need to alternate between bolts to push it evenly.
I fix everything myself, whether my body can do it or not, because who can afford anything, or get parts for anything. Most stuff is not that difficult to do, good job Nick, and G-d bless all the family.
If you still have play in your track bar, like I had on my ram - get an adjustable bar. The mounting holes get imperceptibly egged out. The adjustable track bar will take up the slack and stop the "Death Wobble".
A few years ago I read an article about building a hot rod engine using a GM 6.0 block and putting 6.2 heads on it. That may be a solution for your truck. There are likely more 6 liter blocks around than 6.2.
Best way to remove a u joint is to cut the yoke out with a torch and press caps thru.
I would take a flat file to the caliper siding surface of the caliper to clean it up and make sure the pins are free and grease with caliper grease.
awesome video. Really enjoyed the video. Thank you so much
i rebuilt my 97 f350 front end minus the internal shaft parts. i did the ball joints twice on one side because the upper got bad after a few months. i had new steering box and pump on my trk due to leaking. thankfully they have alot of my parts on shelf in town and have rental tools
I love your videos. Thank you, may God bless you and your family
your Dad my Dad and me want a comfortable GMC pickup, you just want a pickup. What gets me is I have a 2002 GMC and he has a 2016. My Dad was born 1923 and I was born 1953. The Farm had Dodge, Ford, Chev and GMC but from 1969 until today my Dad had top of the line GMC
Yep, the proper tools can for sure make jobs easier. I heard on the new trucks with cylinder turn off setting, that when you buy it, can ask the dealer to program that to no activation. They do this because it makes a better engine for reliability, and less warranty issues. Also heard if you push the trailer towing button when cruising down the road, it turns if off the program. Your should be good with the new parts as well. Good luck👍👍
Just as heat will expand the outer part, cold will contract the ball joint. Throw it in the freezer overnight before you install it.
we use sockets an press like you in pro shop..... keep it simple!
Make sure with u joints are loose compared to tight. Tight means bearing caps pressed together to far.
that brake wear is usually stuck pins on the caliper. It needs to float. Make sure you clean and grease the pins when you do brakes so the caliper slides back and forth.
That was my suspicion as well, I made sure to take apart and grease the pins with brake caliper grease. They move freely now.
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I can't believe, as a large working farm and all the repairs you do, you don't have a ball joint press, it's such a useful tool and not that expensive.
It looked like he was using one on the Duramax. If you don't want to buy one, a lot of the parts stores have loaners.
@@Denden505 definitely noticed that too. I was laughing inside thinking Legarms probably came into the shop and said "why don't you use this?"
I own the Harbor freight model, good enough for my use... I thought there's no way they don't have a ball joint press.
@@Denden505 the problem in Montana, it’s a long way to get anywhere. When I was in Great Falls, it was 90 miles to the nearest Walmart
@RobertHeinkel I don't believe they are quite that far from Shelby.
Caliper slide pins are stickingpull out and clean if stuck solid replace calipers
How funny Josh with SRF. Another channel I'm subscribed to. How unexpected, that was awesome.
That D O D stuff is a good idea but junk!!! Delete kit is the way to go!!
Great Video Nick, proves one thing, you are a all rounder ,repairs well done , I think Bob will be Happy with the repairs on his Pickup, one Happy Dad Nick, Cheers & Best Wishes , Blessing to you all, Regards Trevor.W.Bacelli. Biloela Qld Australia.
That's what happens when a truck is driven on gravel and dirt roads.......such is the life of a farm truck. Another great video.
You convinced me on the simplysafe. Just bought a house and so I'm hoping this system protects it! love the repair videos, its fun watching someone struggle instead of me!
Everything needs maintenance. Any time I do that much at one time on a vehicle then something else breaks on me. Be safe.
Hell yeah that's awesome!! Keep up the awesome work!
When you are taking rusted bolts off and you want to save the bolt like a grader blade bolt of a bulldozer blade bolt heat it up and touch some bees wax to it to melt it into the threads. It works pretty good..
Great video Nick .Thanks 👍👍
It is great that you are mechanicaly talented to do your own work because if you took both of those trucks to a shop that would be expensive!!!
Great job replacing the ball joint’s Nick
Nick next time put anti seize on the hub bearings and splines on front axles. Makes it alot easier to take it apart the next time.
Also, should have only removed the four bolts on the bearing and not separated the bearing. They're sealed bearings and don't last long after being pulled apart. Otherwise, good job tackling that job yourself! I did cringe a little when you used the air chisel on the new ball joints, lol.
Hey nick…..a good way to remove ball joints , would be using two hammers . Hold one on the top 🔝 while gentle tapping on the threaded end of the ball joint because they usually ar a Morse tapper,but i guess you may have already known that nick. I didn’t want to come across as one of those guys that on you tube like to think that other people are intellectually impaired in some way and they know about everything there is to know about doing everything . All the best nick and give leg arms a shout out for me please.
Hey Nick.. On the Video @ 26:48 to 26:55 your Dads truck had little axle movement as you stopped.
Didn't know if it was support to be that much. Thank for all the stuff yall post. Love yall channels and stuff.
🔥right on nick, very nice of you to help out bob with duramax repairs he def deserves it. Dodge is Going to drive like new 🔥👊🔥🚜🏍🔨⚙️
Love the Project work!
Strong work Nick!