Great instructional video 👍 You remind me of my cousins Dad (Uncle) in Jersey. Would come up from NC every summer and stay for 2 or 3 weeks. Great times 👏🏻🇺🇸
Thanks for posting this very informative and helpful video. I was quoted $1,917 for upper / lower ball joint replacement. $120 and this video later my 99 Expedition runs like new again! Have a blessed day my friend.
Needs brake caliper hook and jack stands for safety. Likewise the upper control arm bushing bolts are to be tightened with weight of vehicle down on it.
Hey isn't your dust sheild supposed to face forward? I don't think it's supposed to be faced upwards. My 97 and 98 are both towards the front of the front of the knuckle
@@Jvcomet they told me to buy moog. I never replaced the lower control arm and they are expensive. The upper arm and both ball joints are not that bad. Not sure if i should replace the lower control arm. it is probably original.
If your just replacing the upper control arm. By itself. Do you have to take off the tie rod ? I said screw it got new arms that have ball joints pressed in already. Gonna tackle that this weekend on a 99f150 xlt 2wd
@@Jvcomet quick question. Since I’m literally just doing a upper arm replacement. Literally not doing anything else. Factory tire size. Should I be rushing to a alignment shop. Even with my ball joint going bad there isn’t any signs of issues on tire tread yet.
Great instructional video 👍 You remind me of my cousins Dad (Uncle) in Jersey. Would come up from NC every summer and stay for 2 or 3 weeks. Great times 👏🏻🇺🇸
Thank God for these kind guys who take their precious time to show you how it's done! And save you a ton of money!!! God bless them, thank you.
Thanks really appreciate your comment. Thanks for watching 👍
Thanks for posting this very informative and helpful video. I was quoted $1,917 for upper / lower ball joint replacement. $120 and this video later my 99 Expedition runs like new again! Have a blessed day my friend.
Awesome. Thanks for watching hope you subscribed for us 👍
@@Jvcomet Sure did!
I liked it when you said. " If you installing big wheels or some bullshit " best example. 😂
Thank you for taking your time.
lol thanks for watching 👍
Been a minute since I've had to do a ball joint but im glad to see that I was remembering correctly. Thanks for the video.
Thanks
Thanks it's been 25 years since I have had to do ball joints but I never done a ford now I know how thank you
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Great video and narrative! For a minute there I thought you invented a ratcheting pipe wrench!😊
Lol Thanks for watching
Thanks. Its been a while. Great refresher for me. Now to find my tools. LOL. Thanks Again.
Lol. That’s usually the hardest part. Good luck. Thanks for watching 👍
Very good video, thank you sir!!
You’re welcome thanks for watching.
Prefect example of replacement 👍🏻
Thanks ,appreciate it 👍
Good video, thanks for posting.
Thanks for watching hope it helped
Yes, it did.
Great video!! Thanks for sharing! 👍
Thanks 👍
Great work has been running great
Hey thanks for watching 👍
Needs brake caliper hook and jack stands for safety. Likewise the upper control arm bushing bolts are to be tightened with weight of vehicle down on it.
Thanks 👍
Thank you your video was a learning experience.Are all the wrenches you used metric or standard
Cool thanks for watching 👍
Amazing thank you so much!!!!
Thanks for watching
6:31 Make yourself laugh there? 😂
We see some funny stuff sometimes 😀
Great video!! Thanks!! Liked and subscribed.
Thanks really appreciate your support
Thank you very much for showing this. Do you torque these bolts? My problem is always chasing down the correct wrenches and tools.
Don’t know the torque specs off hand but tight!..
Thanks for watching
NICE
Why didn't you just replace the lower control arm as well?
Didn’t need the arm. Just the ball joint.
Hey isn't your dust sheild supposed to face forward? I don't think it's supposed to be faced upwards. My 97 and 98 are both towards the front of the front of the knuckle
Not sure have no way of checking them till it comes in for a service and I’ll check. Thanks 👍
Did you have to use a spring deppressor? And should I use oem or the ones that come with a grease ditting?
If you can get them with grease fittings they’ll last longer. 👍
I replaced mine in 2016 and the shop is trying to say my alignment wont hold because my arms are worn out they are not that old I don't get it.
The bushings in the arms. ?
@Jvcomet they said ball joints are loose, and that cheap parts won't last long. I installed generic control arm and lower ball joints.
Yea friggin parts these days suck. The original Ford parts are astronomical in price. 😫
@@Jvcomet they told me to buy moog. I never replaced the lower control arm and they are expensive. The upper arm and both ball joints are not that bad. Not sure if i should replace the lower control arm. it is probably original.
@@chriss4365 if it’s not bad. Leave it but if it needs replacement soon do it it all at one time. Cheaper in the long run
If your just replacing the upper control arm. By itself. Do you have to take off the tie rod ? I said screw it got new arms that have ball joints pressed in already. Gonna tackle that this weekend on a 99f150 xlt 2wd
Nope just change the upper arm leave all the other stuff in place 👍👍
@@Jvcomet quick question. Since I’m literally just doing a upper arm replacement. Literally not doing anything else. Factory tire size. Should I be rushing to a alignment shop. Even with my ball joint going bad there isn’t any signs of issues on tire tread yet.
@@CMDRTeklow82 if you put it all back in the same place as original you should be fine.