How To Replace Lower Ball Joint 97-03 Ford Expedition PART 1
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 14 ธ.ค. 2011
- In this video, 1A Auto shows you how to repair, install, fix, change or replace loose, worn, or creaking lower ball joints. This video is applicable to the Ford F150 Expedition, years 97, 98, 99, 00, 01, 02, and 03.
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• Ball Joint Press
• Tie Rod Puller
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• Block of Wood
• Marker / Writing Utensil
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PB Blaster is your best friend on all this rust. I would have sprayed everything down from the start.
Thanks for posting this video. I replaced my upper control arms and lower ball joints using your video as a reference. Everything went as planned except I had to get a 12 point 12mm socket for the axle half shaft removal. All my tools were 6 pt sockets and they would not work. I would never had tried it without a reference source like this.
@ynhford Yes you can remove the center cap and access it. Hope this helps you out.
Thank you so much for your videos. They have been a tremendous help.
We currently do not have an auto repair video that shows this particular repair. If you have a Haynes or a Chiltons manual it should be covered in there for you. We carry the Haynes manuals on our website 1aauto.com 888-844-3393
Thank you for the video. This is one area of auto repair I had not had to do until now. Still deciding on just ball joint (one broke) or go with whole arm replacement.
That is fine as well. Putting pressure on the ball joint will help break through the rust.
Thanks to your wonderful detail video I was able to remove both sides of my 1998 F150 upper/lower ball joints, both of my front sway bar links and replace them in a little over ten hours. The first side went a little slow until I gain some experience, but the real saving grace was your clue/suggestion to use a tie-rod puller. It made a huge time difference for one side was not yielding with just hammer blows.
I thank you for many reasons/ my local state inspector wanted $970 to do that job. I purchased all of my parts for a little less than $200. My 17=year old daughter thanks you as well for we bonded some while working to mount the passenger side hub.
Sincerely:
a fan
v125138 Congratulations on the successful repair. We're glad the video helped you out. 1aauto.com 866-403-3393
Thanks for watching. Have a great day. 1aauto.com 888-844-3393
Thank you guys so much. I love all the videos that you guys make they're so helpful thanks again.
@Cdelosreyes12 You could try it and if it doesn't work you would have to find a way to remove the stripped bolts.
Thank you for sharing your knowledge. I am going to use your videos for lots of repairs on my expedition! Once again, thank you!
Thank you for tuning in Troy!
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@allenrotstein If you scrub all the rust away what is going to hold it together?! :) Rust removal is a personal preference. If I was working underneath the car then yes I might do some preventative "de-flaking" but for this truck and this job the only time I wanted to spend was removal, replacement and filming. What I do tend to do when I am doing a project on one of my own cars is spray any nut/bolt I can see with with penetrating oil to keep them clean.
The one we show in the video is pretty easy to use.
@bugnuker1 It should be pretty straight forward as we show in the video.
@allenrotstein You're welcome.
Thanks you;re videos helped me a great deal.
Khvac You’re welcome! Thanks for watching 1aauto.com 866-403-3393
This video was extremely helpful just one thing the cv/half shaft bolts are not 13mm they were 12mm in my case almost caused me to strip them out, other than that great video.
Love ur videos
@500hpb20 Thank you very much.
Thank you for posting! This will help a lot with my '99 F-150. Although, I must ask, where is your shop located? That Expedition was VERY rusty to be a '97. My '99 undercarriage still looks new, and I'm in Western Kentucky.
You may be able to do it without disturbing the axle. If it's in your way you would need to remove it.
When the Speed channel exisited, we needed guys like these who actually show you how to replace parts without having to rent $10,000 worth of tools and welders and removers... No wonder why Fox bought them out, because A1 came in for the winning kill!
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First let me say that one of the best tools in my tool box are your video's , I have a 97 Explorer and was told that lower ball joints have a little play so front end alignment cant be done. IU have already done upper ball joints , complete rack and pinon,shocks and sway bar links. when I do the lower ball joints is there anything else that I may want to change while I have this thing apart again ? Thanks Dave
If any of the other components are worn such as tie rod ends and stuff like that, you may want to replace them while you're in there. Hope this helps you out. 1aauto.com 866-403-3393
The ball joint might also have been spot welded into the control arm. I've seen this before. The welds have to be ground or cut off beforehand.
Thank you for posting. I used this video while performing the same job on my F150.
Thanks for watching. 1aauto.com 888-844-3393
Thankyou Sr. For you help thks.
+Miguel Treviño Thanks for watching. If any of our viewers needs to make this repair, we carry the auto repair part shown in this video on our website. Here is a link to them www.1aauto.com/1A/ChassisSuspension/Ford/F150-Truck/1ASBS00007?TH-cam&CTA+Comment&Hw2e82Tic1g
Tanks so much exelente video tanks
You're welcome!
It appears that breaking loose the tie rod and sway bar link are for the purpose of getting the axle out. Would all of that be needed if it's just a 2 wheel drive?
hello, could you put a video on how to remove and install the rear wheel hub bearing
for a ford explorer 98. Thanks, and I hope you can upload the video or you could give me an idea of how to do it or what kind tool i will need it to do the job
Sorry if this was already asked: can you just use the ball joint removal tool upside down instead of the whole C-clamp tool...or is it too weak?
I have a 2005 Ford F-150 XLT 4x4. I am replacing my lower ball joint. Do you think I can have enough room for the ball joint removal tool if I do not remove my cv half shaft? I tried taking those 7 bolts off buy they seem to be pretty stripped.
nice
for the tie rod/ball joint remover, can't you just hit the bottom of the ball joint/tie rods bolt with a rubbet mallet a few times? or cant i just take a large C clamp and put a piece of wood or something to help push it out?
8:00 minute marker, you use 35mm socket to remove the large nut, and you say we can remove it with wheel on & on the ground if needed. Is there access to this large nut while the wheel is on?
It's possible. You might be able to get it out with a pickle fork. That should break it free for you. Hope this helps you out. 1aauto.com 888-844-3393
Hello I have a 1999 Lincoln navigator. I checked my ball joints and they are in bad shape. But my question is in running 22in wheels and I was thinking about putting on heavy duty ball joints on the top control arms.where can I get a set of heavy duty ball joints for my truck? I'm running 22in rims
I'm following the steps in this video. How many mm is the nut for the lower ball joint? The 21mm is too small.
Is all of this necessary if it's a 2wd??
I'm getting ready to do this repair and I was wondering if there is anything to be watchful for in regard to removing the half shaft? Things like spline alignment, oil seal damage bearing placement or movement, etc. Just anything I might run into that would stop me cold.
Would the steps be the same for 99 Ford Expy with 4WD & air suspension?
It should be a similar process, you may have to remove the front axles to service the ball joints.1aauto.com 888-844-3393
Did everything EXACTLY as shown however the ball joint wouldn't budge. Is it possible for the ball joint to be rusted inside of the control arm to the point where the ball joint removal tool is ineffective? If so, how would you then remove the ball joint?
Did you ever figure this out? Same situation!
Please tell me what tool is at 4:53
working on rusty cars is so shitty
How long does this job typically take to replace lower ball joints on both sides of the vehicle?
Eric Knick if you know what your doing 45 mins per side
When is it necessary to replace the entire lower control arm w/ ball joint opposed to just the lower ball joints?
Its its ooozing replace it.
Did anyone catch that orb at 12:23 secs?? Holy crap!!
Is loosening the torsion bars necessary?
no, neither is taking the cv axle out
@@lonewolf5094 really? How is there a video?
No, I'm confused why they are taking it all apart
you will have to remove the axle
You dont have to remove the whole axle you can just remove the upper ball joint to give you some room and you can slide the axle to get to the lower ball joint its pretty easy might as well replace the upper control arm with ball joint while youre at it.
Late inquiry... the model vehicle is Four Wheel drive or am I seeing the picture wrong? Thanks
+Roger Dane 4WD
hi can you please tell me what the tool at 12.47 would be called?
It's a ball joint press. Harbor Freight carries them if you need one. Hope this helps you out. 1aauto.com 888-844-3393
You have to use Zep 45 to get those rusty bolts off.
+Jerry Gala Thanks for the tip!
Very informative but the lower ball joint is very complicated to replace.😶😒 I'll get it profesionally done!
Newbie Question = How many ball joints does a 2000 Expedition have?
There should be a set of uppers and a set of lowers. Hope this helps you out. 1aauto.com 866-403-3393
Thanks a ton
For everyone before you do this. Make its a 12mm not at 13mm 21 point
How do I find a ball joint that is NOT made in China???
May I ask why didn't you any wd40 or pb blaster on that ball joint at 12:18 when you began pressn it out of the control arm, boy that vehicle needs more than that part alone, it's rusty, the muffler seems bad, not to mention the rotor, tie rods, ext, I guess that vehicle has only got city, slow miles on it. Thanks for sharing this, great job and helpful too 👍👍
wow that thing has been in alot of salty situations
Rusty. Dowse it in Liquid Wrench the night before.