This has been our family car for the last 11 years, we now have 345K kms on it and I have a feeling there is some play with the lower ball joints. This video was quite helpful :)
💯 percent agree mate. I’ve been fortunate that it hasn’t happened to me. It must have been bloody scary when yours let go at that speed! Thanks for commenting bud 👌🏽🍻
I'd say f*ckin important. Im watching this in tears.... 😢 2 hours ago I saw my wheel flying across the road with the calipers n pads and cv joint still attached, after a sudden super bumpy ride where im very sure i bumped 2x higher than my truck's height & then straight to the asphalt. Thn lookin out of the window i saw d other sedan passenger watching in horror. Not just her but everyone who witnessed. I bet in the comin morning all these horrified souls r gonna get their lbj checked. But honestly i guess it has a thing to do with the tie rod ends too. Really2 loosening & soft, mouldable like clay......but it is still metal of course. Gotta replace tht brake fluid line too. Broken and was ooozing out red steering fluid.. 😔😔😢😢I think I've just broke my car. Im gettin a welding set!! And more iron later!
I just bought a 90 series’s diesel in America and I can’t find a lot of the exterior stuff you have, what bumpers are you running and what’s your tire and wheel specs, suspension specs if you feel like being helpful too ???
Hi Daniel, front bar is an outback accessories xrox bar. Rear bar is one I fabricated myself. Roof rack is an arb deluxe aluminium rack. Tyres are 265x75xr16, 16x8 0 offset allied black thunder rims. Suspension is 2 inch lifted long travel bilsteins. Front Springs = 2 inch lifted hd and rear springs = 80 series std height front springs (which give around a 3 inch lift depending on weight you have)
No worries 😉. Good question mate. The uppers last longer due to the design being different but if they fail it’s similar to the lower ball joint failing. The dust covers on my uppers are perished and starting to crack. I’ll be looking at replacing mine soon.
Hi Shane i saw your centre console has an extended piece that makes it higher for arm rest can you tell me where to find something similar or did you modify it yourselve
Complimenti per il video, ti scrivo dalla Sicilia (Italy). Ho comprato da poco un kzj90, e sono terrorizzato da questo problema! Perché nel 2021 ancora non c'è un ricambio idoneo e risolva il problema? È brutto pensare che guidi il fuoristrada dei tuoi sogni con la paura addosso 😲😲😲
Personally I would drive mine if I needed it for work with that amount of play till the spares arrived. I’d just drive it the bare minimum. However I had spares at the time so I swapped mine out straight away.
Nice dog mate, I love Staffies. Had three of the lovable little shits. There wasn't as much play in that ball joint as there was in that cheap phillips you were testing it with ;)
Hi! What do you think about Meyle ball joints? I just installed them on lowet and upper side :). Do you think 33 10.5 16 tyres would be too much? Cheers!
Hi Daniel, I’m not familiar with those joints. The general consensus amongst the forum’s is that genuine LBJs are the best. Lots of people run 33s but the bigger the tyre the more stress on components so keep that in mind. Thanks mate
BTW 555 ball joints are the same as Genuine. As long as they are marked 555. It's the companies logo. Toyota never made their own gear it was out sourced to 555.
Thanks heaps for your vid mate. Going to check mine this weekend so thought I'd do a quick search and found your video. Really quick and easy steps so thankyou. Mine has had its whole life of 230k on road. But since I bought it, I'm spending a bit of time off road and I'm shitting myself 😂
@@bushandbeachaustralia LoL....I'm just about to attempt to gain a bit more power from my Prado 1kzte. Before that got lots of videos to watch. Xxx from Poland
Cheers mate I’ve changed them once so far. I’ll probably get another 10000kms or so out of the drivers side one then swap it out. My passenger side one has 0 movement. Both are 30000 kms old
I’ve got the 10505 bolts and I torque them to 55nm. I did 35000kms on them at that torque setting with no issues. Just be aware there are 3 different bolt types. 🤙🏽🍻
I’m loving your 90 series information videos. I’m looking at adding a boost controller and 3 bar map sensor to my prado. Maybe a unichip with dyno tune after. Are you on the Facebook page “ Toyota prado 90 series “mighty 90”.ok so you are all over the mighty 90 fb page
Thanks Scott. I’m definitely looking at changing out my dp chip for a unichip. They are the best! Hopefully this vid can help someone and potentially stop an accident happening. Appreciate the comment cheers mare🍻🍻🍻
Bush and Beach Australia all good mate. I’ve been on the mighty 90 page since I got the prado back in about 2007. It definitely needs to find those lost horses. So cracked head replaced with an AMC HEAD. Injectors all done and cooling system sorted. Boost controller arrives today and 3 bar map sensor arrived yesterday. I grabbed an 8” fan for the intercooler. What’s the easiest way to get to the turbo? Remove air intake and heat shield and come in from above or below?
Nice I’ve heard nothing but good reports about those AMC heads. I wasn’t on Facebook for a long time. I’ve only jumped back on for the mighty 90 group! I’ve never had the pleasure of removing the turbo mate! The dump pipe is fun enough to get off! Let me know how you go
Ah got ya sorry. To get to the waste-gate from memory all you need to remove is the plastic air intake pipe that runs across in front of the intercooler. My hoses for the boost tee run across the top of the alternator past the dipstick
That is really minimal play in the passenger BJ. It merits watching but not immediate replacent on most cars with such minimal movt. Don't know about the Prado though. Maybe any movt means replacement?
Just a little criticism, not bad, please chock front and rear of wheel and on the close up you could see movement, but maybe mount the camera on something so it is still, block of wood or what ever. Nice vid though.
Good call mate safety never takes a holiday! There wasn’t room to sit the camera on anything and lever the ball joint unfortunately. Thanks for commenting 🍻🍻👌🏽
Hi Luk, they actually wear out due to a poor design. Some aftermarket ones have grease nipples but the problem lies with the actual design not the grease in my opinion.
This has been our family car for the last 11 years, we now have 345K kms on it and I have a feeling there is some play with the lower ball joints. This video was quite helpful :)
Thanks 🙏🏽
Thanks for the video. I've been searching for a while. I wasn't aware of the issues with the ball joint before I bought my Prado.
Just bought a kdj95 fx, gonna check mine right after this 👌
Needs a n/s/f lower 😁🍺
Thanks Shane will check mine next oil change. 384,700km on mine but I'm sure they've been done once before.
No problem Stuart thanks mate. Definitely worth inspecting bud 👌🏽🍻
Hi Guy... Very good explanation... and You have a good helper..
regards from Venezuela..!!
Really important for 90 series owners to regularly check the LBJs. No fun at all when the front wheel collapses.
💯 percent agree mate. I’ve been fortunate that it hasn’t happened to me. It must have been bloody scary when yours let go at that speed! Thanks for commenting bud 👌🏽🍻
I'd say f*ckin important. Im watching this in tears.... 😢 2 hours ago I saw my wheel flying across the road with the calipers n pads and cv joint still attached, after a sudden super bumpy ride where im very sure i bumped 2x higher than my truck's height & then straight to the asphalt. Thn lookin out of the window i saw d other sedan passenger watching in horror. Not just her but everyone who witnessed. I bet in the comin morning all these horrified souls r gonna get their lbj checked. But honestly i guess it has a thing to do with the tie rod ends too. Really2 loosening & soft, mouldable like clay......but it is still metal of course. Gotta replace tht brake fluid line too. Broken and was ooozing out red steering fluid..
😔😔😢😢I think I've just broke my car. Im gettin a welding set!! And more iron later!
@@ichankomo8767 We have tried to get the authorities to put out a warming about this problem but as usual, they have done nothing.
My wheels are all over the road and the steering is clanking. I might check this if I make it back down the coast tonight. Thank you for the vid
No problem good luck
Thanks for this video mate, just a question, is your lower ball joint ok or it needs to be replaced?
Hi Marco. The side in the video needed replacing. The other side had zero movement but I replaced both anyways..
I just bought a 90 series’s diesel in America and I can’t find a lot of the exterior stuff you have, what bumpers are you running and what’s your tire and wheel specs, suspension specs if you feel like being helpful too ???
Hi Daniel, front bar is an outback accessories xrox bar. Rear bar is one I fabricated myself. Roof rack is an arb deluxe aluminium rack. Tyres are 265x75xr16, 16x8 0 offset allied black thunder rims. Suspension is 2 inch lifted long travel bilsteins. Front Springs = 2 inch lifted hd and rear springs = 80 series std height front springs (which give around a 3 inch lift depending on weight you have)
Great description and filming which clearly shows how to perform this check.
Thanks Sebastien appreciate it mate 👌🏽🍻
Nice video mate! Totally clear and straight to the point 👍🏻 cheers for the info
Thanks Tom glad you found the video helpful 👌🏽🍻
Just checked mine, solid as a rock. Thanks for the vid.
No problem bud thanks for watching 👌🏽🍻
Hey man! what kind of bull bar is that? I love it! wouldnt mind the same for mine!
Hi Rory it’s an xrox bar by outback accessories. 👍🏽🤙🏽
Thanks for the vid... Cleared it up well... Question... How does the upper ball joint fare?
No worries 😉. Good question mate. The uppers last longer due to the design being different but if they fail it’s similar to the lower ball joint failing. The dust covers on my uppers are perished and starting to crack. I’ll be looking at replacing mine soon.
@@bushandbeachaustralia I guess they dont have the weight of the whole front end on them as well :-)
Hi Shane i saw your centre console has an extended piece that makes it higher for arm rest can you tell me where to find something similar or did you modify it yourselve
Hi Tinus it’s standard issue on my 2001 gxl here in Australia. Cheers mate
I was wondering the same thing as I have nowhere to rest my arm, so I had to buy a cushion of Ebay.
Thank you for the Video ! What Brand do you use ?
No worries. I use genuine Toyota lbjs. Try Rhythm off-road. He can get them at a reasonable price
@@bushandbeachaustralia thank you !
No problem
Great advice and video mate, question- does yourself or anyone know exactly how much play is considered to much/un road worthy? Cheers
Workshop manuals suggest max 0.5mm of play. Cheers Kyle 🍻👌🏽
Preparing for the next adventure!
Sure am! Our little girl should arrive very soon then 6-8 weeks after we are off! (Hopefully 🤨)
Great video mate I’ll definitely be checking mine first thing. Cheers
👌🏽🤙🏽
Great short video mate. Be doing my check this morning.
Good stuff Brendan thanks for commenting mate 👌🏽🍻
@@bushandbeachaustralia another westerner here mate. Be sure to flick you a wave if I see you about.
Legend too easy mate 👌🏽🍻
Complimenti per il video, ti scrivo dalla Sicilia (Italy). Ho comprato da poco un kzj90, e sono terrorizzato da questo problema! Perché nel 2021 ancora non c'è un ricambio idoneo e risolva il problema? È brutto pensare che guidi il fuoristrada dei tuoi sogni con la paura addosso 😲😲😲
Great vids, man! I've got a 1997 Prado 3.4 V6. Sub'd!
How much longer you reckon that ball joint has with the play mines got about the same play waiting on parts
Personally I would drive mine if I needed it for work with that amount of play till the spares arrived. I’d just drive it the bare minimum. However I had spares at the time so I swapped mine out straight away.
Nice dog mate, I love Staffies. Had three of the lovable little shits. There wasn't as much play in that ball joint as there was in that cheap phillips you were testing it with ;)
Haha little shits is right! They have so much energy!
Hi! What do you think about Meyle ball joints? I just installed them on lowet and upper side :). Do you think 33 10.5 16 tyres would be too much? Cheers!
Hi Daniel, I’m not familiar with those joints. The general consensus amongst the forum’s is that genuine LBJs are the best. Lots of people run 33s but the bigger the tyre the more stress on components so keep that in mind. Thanks mate
Thanks for reply :)
Well, Meyle are one of the best aftermarket parts, but we will see 😁
No worries 😉
BTW 555 ball joints are the same as Genuine.
As long as they are marked 555. It's the companies logo. Toyota never made their own gear it was out sourced to 555.
Thanks heaps for your vid mate. Going to check mine this weekend so thought I'd do a quick search and found your video. Really quick and easy steps so thankyou. Mine has had its whole life of 230k on road. But since I bought it, I'm spending a bit of time off road and I'm shitting myself 😂
No worries mate how’d they look?
Nice video my friend, I have the same Prado like you
Thanks mate 👌🏽🍻
Awesome mate, would that be the same for the 3.4L V6 Petrol?
Sure is mate 🍻👌🏽
@@bushandbeachaustralia Sweet, thanks will be looking into mine soon. Cheers
Cheers mate. The first time I found out about this issue I had around 3mm of play in mine. It was an accident waiting to happen!
Great content for us 90 series owners🍺
Thanks Mick 👌🏽🍻
Where did you get the hand rest/storage area from
Hi Paul if you mean the centre console it’s standard gxl issue here in Australia
Good and simple video cheers. My dog doesn't help me as much as yours.
Thanks mate! Yeh he’s awesome at helping. He loves to lick my face and the camera lens and attack the mic 🤨🍻
@@bushandbeachaustralia LoL....I'm just about to attempt to gain a bit more power from my Prado 1kzte. Before that got lots of videos to watch. Xxx from Poland
How many times you changed your ball joints? Dope vid ?🤙
Cheers mate I’ve changed them once so far. I’ll probably get another 10000kms or so out of the drivers side one then swap it out. My passenger side one has 0 movement. Both are 30000 kms old
You roll with the boot or no boot?
Mine had the boot from factory so I stayed with the boot. I travel on a lot of gravel roads too so I figure I need all the help I can get with them
@@bushandbeachaustralia what do you torque your bolts to toyota spec or 55nm?
I’ve got the 10505 bolts and I torque them to 55nm. I did 35000kms on them at that torque setting with no issues. Just be aware there are 3 different bolt types. 🤙🏽🍻
I’m loving your 90 series information videos. I’m looking at adding a boost controller and 3 bar map sensor to my prado. Maybe a unichip with dyno tune after. Are you on the Facebook page “ Toyota prado 90 series “mighty 90”.ok so you are all over the mighty 90 fb page
Thanks Scott. I’m definitely looking at changing out my dp chip for a unichip. They are the best! Hopefully this vid can help someone and potentially stop an accident happening. Appreciate the comment cheers mare🍻🍻🍻
Bush and Beach Australia all good mate. I’ve been on the mighty 90 page since I got the prado back in about 2007. It definitely needs to find those lost horses. So cracked head replaced with an AMC HEAD. Injectors all done and cooling system sorted. Boost controller arrives today and 3 bar map sensor arrived yesterday. I grabbed an 8” fan for the intercooler. What’s the easiest way to get to the turbo? Remove air intake and heat shield and come in from above or below?
Nice I’ve heard nothing but good reports about those AMC heads. I wasn’t on Facebook for a long time. I’ve only jumped back on for the mighty 90 group! I’ve never had the pleasure of removing the turbo mate! The dump pipe is fun enough to get off! Let me know how you go
Bush and Beach Australia I was just asking about the dump pipe to install the boost controller
Ah got ya sorry. To get to the waste-gate from memory all you need to remove is the plastic air intake pipe that runs across in front of the intercooler. My hoses for the boost tee run across the top of the alternator past the dipstick
Hello, what size tires do you have on it? Thanks
265 x 75 r16 mate cheers 🍻
That is really minimal play in the passenger BJ. It merits watching but not immediate replacent on most cars with such minimal movt. Don't know about the Prado though. Maybe any movt means replacement?
Bad design with the 90 series ones for sure
Thank you
No problem thanks for watching!
I would use a proper pry bar. Safety is no accident
In New Zealand we call it WOF.
Just a little criticism, not bad, please chock front and rear of wheel and on the close up you could see movement, but maybe mount the camera on something so it is still, block of wood or what ever.
Nice vid though.
Good call mate safety never takes a holiday! There wasn’t room to sit the camera on anything and lever the ball joint unfortunately. Thanks for commenting 🍻🍻👌🏽
I wonder if anyone has tried removing the boot, appling more grease after a while
Hi Luk, they actually wear out due to a poor design. Some aftermarket ones have grease nipples but the problem lies with the actual design not the grease in my opinion.
@@bushandbeachaustralia also how much were your rear drawers and do you think there worth it over triton
What's that bar
Xrox
Could you send me j90 prado parts to the 🇺🇸?
Try Glen. This is his website below
www.rhythmoffroad.com/