using the grinder for the mushroom like surface was absolute on the spot advice. Once grinding those edges out, and just a bit more persistence with a small sledge hammer and the joint came out! Amazing video, thank you!!!
I have aftermarket control arms of unknown origin and they have the same ball joints. Normally I would swap all suspension parts at once but Brandon's inflation made that difficult at the moment. I was hoping there was a way to remove them and swap with moog for now and you guys proved what I knew to be true. Thank you for your sacrifice to demonstrate what others failed to show in there tutorials
Great Video, Excellent vivid instructions on this. Thank you from the world for people like yourselves are the future of DIY and self knowledge. The internet is a great place to find such wonderful help. Your video on this subject was more concise and definitely easily solved my difficult in removing my old ball joint. Thanks..
Gentlemen this is an outstanding video. I haven’t seen a video where the lower ball joint is removed like the one seen here since my Tahoe has the same one. I was looking for a snap ring or rivets but after seeing this video. Huge help! I took a hammer to the knuckle and it was seized up so I ended up just cutting the ball joint housing with a 7” angle grinder, haha. As for getting the ball joint out of the control arm, I will be doing the same with a chisel, dead blow and grinder. Thanks!
You know if you have the right tools they take as long as the whole video to do. Even being in the North country. I love doing these and would do them every day
a hint instead of useing a pickle fork, hit on the female part of the knuckle, while pulling apart with your other hand. works almost all of the time. heat helps too
I'm in Florida , had my 02 sierra since 03 here. Just did my joints after 175k and they were not pretty but not even close to that corrosion. I feel your pain brotha.
okay, so before you haul off and go to the local parts store and decide you want to do this.There's a ton of stuff left off here but the most important from my experience and I just did this yesterday, is the amount of force you are going to have to exert to get that ball joint off and on with that press. I"m a big guy and even having a great breaker bar and footing it was like I was going to shut a roid just trying to get this thing on, it is a PITA. Now when you are pressing it in the press is going to lean and make it much harder to go in fact like this video shows, the press is going to lean to the side just a tad, enough to make it dam near impossible. The other thing and none of these videos show it, is taking off the boot then making sure you put the boot metal ring back on while not cutting the snot out of it. Once you start trying to do this, if your's is pre-loaded your going to be almost SOL because that grease is going to rubberized the boot end making it to loose to really roll around the wring grove. Now if you you're lucky the metal wring is not distorted from removing the boot and you can get it to work. If you don't put on that metal retainer, when you go to load your joint with grease it's going to either shot out the top and or shoot down the boot. But FME, this was the whole part of the exercise and a real PITA. People really need to know this before they attempt it.
For next time... if you undo the tie rod from the knuckle you can remove the whole knuckle with the wheel hub still in the knuckle. lot less of a headache.
I bet some garages charge 1500.00 i failed inspection . Bc of wheel bearing assembly.. .he wanted 600.00....i did it for 100.00..and a sat morning....good to see videos to help me out ..thx u
How ya doing man? That rubber sleeve is it hard to rip or tear? I'm asking because my girl hard her ball joints replaced n the so-called mechanic ripped them n left them hanging there.
7:47 STOP!! If installing a new hub axle bearing, just back out the 3 hub bolts and hammer them from behind. This will drive the whole assembly out off the knuckle. Source junkyard or new bolts if you will reuse the old assembly.
I have been beating on mine for an hour and they wont break apart (upper). I was watching this to see if i missed a step somewhere but, it looks like it is just seized up metal to metal.
@@kadenparry4136 Sure did. I cut the ball joint off with an angle grinder and then pressed the remaining stud out of the knuckle with a ball joint press.
So much easier to thread the hub bolts back in, then back them each out about 3-4 turns. Now, striking the head of the bolts, you can knock the hub out of the knuckle.
When a parts store sales you the wrong parts and causes damage to a truck had to replace all my brake rotors and hub brake caliper with hardware brake pads front wheel bearing should parts store pay for my damage
I can't take too much more from parts store the orilley near me is full of 16 year old assholes (not saying every 16yr old is) standing around. Seems like ever time I go someones got something to say about my truck damn parts stores are just agervating
I don't think it was a good idea for the old biker to push the ripped apart wheel bearing back together and use it. This job could have been a lot simpler if you just used the air impact and air hammer, way to much hack n packin
They could have just edited out that part. But I'm glad they didn't. They are not seasoned mechanics and made a mistake. It happens to everyone. And they fixed the problem by pressing the bearing back together. As an old mechanic I can say that bearing will be just fine if there wasn't any play in it to begin with.
using the grinder for the mushroom like surface was absolute on the spot advice. Once grinding those edges out, and just a bit more persistence with a small sledge hammer and the joint came out! Amazing video, thank you!!!
I love to see old mechanics work (no offense, no offense), they have the best experience and tricks thank you for the vid.
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I have aftermarket control arms of unknown origin and they have the same ball joints. Normally I would swap all suspension parts at once but Brandon's inflation made that difficult at the moment. I was hoping there was a way to remove them and swap with moog for now and you guys proved what I knew to be true. Thank you for your sacrifice to demonstrate what others failed to show in there tutorials
Good job my friend it is a big job congratulations
Great video...realistic unlike so other videos
Great Video, Excellent vivid instructions on this. Thank you from the world for people like yourselves are the future of DIY and self knowledge. The internet is a great place to find such wonderful help. Your video on this subject was more concise and definitely easily solved my difficult in removing my old ball joint. Thanks..
Gentlemen this is an outstanding video. I haven’t seen a video where the lower ball joint is removed like the one seen here since my Tahoe has the same one. I was looking for a snap ring or rivets but after seeing this video. Huge help! I took a hammer to the knuckle and it was seized up so I ended up just cutting the ball joint housing with a 7” angle grinder, haha. As for getting the ball joint out of the control arm, I will be doing the same with a chisel, dead blow and grinder. Thanks!
This was the first vid I found with the same lower ball as mine thank you for showing that! 👍👍🍻🍻
Brother - leave your plaid work shirt on!!! Instant +50HP and +25STR.
Stay gold.
I was about to do this on my truck... glad I waited, need more stuff
You know if you have the right tools they take as long as the whole video to do. Even being in the North country. I love doing these and would do them every day
Thanks, guys. Big help, especially removing the lower ball joint!
well done .this is hard work.
Well done, fun to see this from start to finish. I imagine that would be much more difficult with the knuckle in the way.
I prefer working on a 2wd lower ball joint in Florida. Wow, this is the real shit here boys. Good work!
thanks, saved to my favorites !!!!
I did mine a couple of years ago, took me 2 days to break the 1st lower out then I did the other 3 in about 1 1/2 hrs.
What was your trick to get that lower out? Mines stuck really good. I've tried a torch, mini Sledge, pickle fork, 2 jaw puller. Nothing has worked
Glad to see a new video, keep em coming!
Nice video... just did a k2500 upper control arm and had the same problems with the hub!
a hint instead of useing a pickle fork, hit on the female part of the knuckle, while pulling apart with your other hand. works almost all of the time. heat helps too
It helps if a few days befor the job gets done, you spray the parts with penitrateing oil
I'm in Florida , had my 02 sierra since 03 here. Just did my joints after 175k and they were not pretty but not even close to that corrosion. I feel your pain brotha.
All was hammered out with a horizontal swing to the knuckle. Used a press to install new joints. Only fancy tool I used and it was free to rent
next time, leave the hub on, no reason to remove it.
The axle is in the way of the press.
@@Oldsmob455 the axle is easy to remove do not have to remove bearing th-cam.com/video/5fKUmxQPekw/w-d-xo.html
Ya, take hub and knuckle off together. And then if you need axle out the way still. Easy 6 bolts
Diy mechanic work up north must suck, I changed my wheel bearings for the first time, took me an hour per side, nice when stuff just comes out lol
okay, so before you haul off and go to the local parts store and decide you want to do this.There's a ton of stuff left off here but the most important from my experience and I just did this yesterday, is the amount of force you are going to have to exert to get that ball joint off and on with that press. I"m a big guy and even having a great breaker bar and footing it was like I was going to shut a roid just trying to get this thing on, it is a PITA. Now when you are pressing it in the press is going to lean and make it much harder to go in fact like this video shows, the press is going to lean to the side just a tad, enough to make it dam near impossible. The other thing and none of these videos show it, is taking off the boot then making sure you put the boot metal ring back on while not cutting the snot out of it. Once you start trying to do this, if your's is pre-loaded your going to be almost SOL because that grease is going to rubberized the boot end making it to loose to really roll around the wring grove. Now if you you're lucky the metal wring is not distorted from removing the boot and you can get it to work. If you don't put on that metal retainer, when you go to load your joint with grease it's going to either shot out the top and or shoot down the boot. But FME, this was the whole part of the exercise and a real PITA. People really need to know this before they attempt it.
How long did your wheel bearing last
What size socket takes off the axle wheel nut? I’m doing this tomorrow.
If you can, get the hub to rotate away from the bolt holes, and use the bolts from the hub to press it out.
great video.Think you talked me out of doing it. lol .I was tired just watching.
Man you guys rock. Excellent video and entertaining too.
FYI you don't need to remove the hub. only the axle nut and the knuckle comes right off
Exactly!!! He can also use that press to press the old one out instead of beating the shit out of it
Thank you for this video.
For next time... if you undo the tie rod from the knuckle you can remove the whole knuckle with the wheel hub still in the knuckle. lot less of a headache.
Crash99 Night Rider Yankees love to over-complicate things
Great tip. Just getting ready to do ball joints on my 04 Silverado
I bet some garages charge 1500.00 i failed inspection . Bc of wheel bearing assembly.. .he wanted 600.00....i did it for 100.00..and a sat morning....good to see videos to help me out ..thx u
Why not just change the lowwer control arm ?? You get the new ball joint and new bushings. Less work
More $$$.. lol
@@codyfryer1003 upper control arm is a replacment there is no replacement lower on 4x4
@@md5383 yes you can replace a lower control arm on a 4x4 truck .
You don’t even have to grind the tabs on the bottom ball joint just knocked the damn thing through just did one today
You cant do that with a finishing hammer! Followed by that laugh 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Just did a set this weekend. 400,000km on the truck. Nothing wanted to budge.
A lot of extra work for nothing taking the hubs off.
how do you get the lower ball joint out past the axle then? very little room in there
@@andyv4585 remove the bolts from the back of the axle, it will pull down and let you slide it out.
@@Joe_1776 easier to just remove the hub
@@andyv4585 not really, axle bolts come off way easier then hubs.
Crap the control arm with a hammer as you’re putting him the ball joint will make it slide in much quicker and easier
Excellent!
Can't get the lower ball joint out to save my life.. Tried pickle forks, pullers, bfh.. Won't budge. What are my options?
Sooooo was the bearing bad? Why did you remove the bearing?/hub?
How ya doing man? That rubber sleeve is it hard to rip or tear? I'm asking because my girl hard her ball joints replaced n the so-called mechanic ripped them n left them hanging there.
bro were is your air hammer
why dont you buy the new control arms . they come with new ball joints and bushings
Lowers are pricey and most want a cheap fix
Those shows are utter crap, which is why I like watching shows like yours
I had a fit with the bottom one too
What is the Name and number of that puller set???? Is it OTC ? Ty
7:47 STOP!!
If installing a new hub axle bearing,
just back out the 3 hub bolts
and hammer them from behind.
This will drive the whole assembly out off the knuckle.
Source junkyard or new bolts if you will reuse the old assembly.
I have been beating on mine for an hour and they wont break apart (upper). I was watching this to see if i missed a step somewhere but, it looks like it is just seized up metal to metal.
What did you end up doing? I've got a lower that I spent all day on... even the torch wouldn't budge it and I bent a puller
@@PeterB12345 did you ever figure this out? I've had the same issue
@@kadenparry4136 Sure did. I cut the ball joint off with an angle grinder and then pressed the remaining stud out of the knuckle with a ball joint press.
@@PeterB12345 thought about doing that. Might as well give it a try
You don’t need to remove the hub to replace the ball joints
Why not just replace the whole assembly? Upper and lower?
Do you have to relieve tension in the tortion bars?
Eric Montoya only if you replace the whole arm.
May I ask what is the clamps for ?
What brand lift is that? Pro install? How much was it and where did you get it from?
chipjumper they installed it and I think they did a video on the process
Bendpak I believe
How much should it cost
Why didn't you just pull the tie rod? Would of had to pull the hub...
Hello Brother from IBEW Local 968 Parkersburg WV.
So much easier to thread the hub bolts back in, then back them each out about 3-4 turns. Now, striking the head of the bolts, you can knock the hub out of the knuckle.
Any idea on how to release the lower ball joint from knuckle? I've been beating on it for an hour
Use Heavier Hammer. If you are using a carpenters finishing hammer, forget it.
Did you use both cutoff wheel and chisel
had this issue last night heat the knuckel up thnen smack with hammer and should fall off
And this folks is why you never buy a truck from up north.
When a parts store sales you the wrong parts and causes damage to a truck had to replace all my brake rotors and hub brake caliper with hardware brake pads front wheel bearing should parts store pay for my damage
The parts should be matched to the old parts during the install. Good luck getting a parts store to pay out.
I can't take too much more from parts store the orilley near me is full of 16 year old assholes (not saying every 16yr old is) standing around. Seems like ever time I go someones got something to say about my truck damn parts stores are just agervating
bruh this is rough i have little car knowledge and my ball joints are shot to shit.
9:01 I had the exact same thing happen to me.
ibew 586!!!! brother!
I don't think it was a good idea for the old biker to push the ripped apart wheel bearing back together and use it. This job could have been a lot simpler if you just used the air impact and air hammer, way to much hack n packin
They could have just edited out that part. But I'm glad they didn't. They are not seasoned mechanics and made a mistake. It happens to everyone. And they fixed the problem by pressing the bearing back together. As an old mechanic I can say that bearing will be just fine if there wasn't any play in it to begin with.
Damn you guys need air tools ASAP
Anybody noticed that the other guy sounded like John Morston from RDR ?!!
redmechs getor done 🤣✌
$50 for a new wheel bearing And housing assembly isn’t worth all that grief
Yikes!!!
Maybe over working this job.
This is why I buy dodge much easier
sick of liberals
And more often
@@chuyp3639 Lol