Toyota Ball Joint replacement 4Runner

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5 жыл бұрын

Replacing the upper and lower ball joints on a 1992 Toyota 4Runner and reviewing ball joints for install ease and quality from Autozone, O'Reilly Auto Parts and NAPA Auto Parts. Spoiler alert O'reilly's and Autozone parts equally suck in different ways and are very frustrating to work with. Napa Ball Joints fit exactly as advertised and install without and headaches.
The vehicle we are working on today is my 1992 Toyota 4Runner SR5 4WD daily driver. With 256,000+ miles on the clock.
The ball joints I am replacing are the same parts for 4WD Toyotas:
4Runner 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994 & 1995
Pickup 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994 & 1995
T100 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996 1997 & 1998

Пікірлер: 66

@MrBigbird192 3 жыл бұрын

Not only was this informative, it was also entertaining watching your struggles. Nice to see a more realistic how-to.

@kenhnsy Жыл бұрын

You saved a bunch of us the unexpected headaches of a "two hour" job.

@joelbuff5605 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the great video. It is great to see all of your experience and techniques- i am currently replacing all of my ball joints/steering stuff on my 1995 T-100.

@semajeebrab8072 4 жыл бұрын

3.SLOW ALL THE WAY ! Thanks for the tips Ben. Great resource for what Im about to do. I recently got a 90 4runner and am about to do a complete front rebuild. Control arm, shocks, brake's and rotors. THE WORKS ! Cant wait... Gonna be a fun TOY :)

@D1G1T4LL1QU1D 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video. Lesson learned I'm just gonna buy OEM

@jeffgood6441 3 жыл бұрын

Always buy oem especially with your CV shafts

@samwallis4328 Жыл бұрын

Best video iv watch in a long time. Gotta love the weekend missions that don’t go to plan. I hope the upper ball joints go to plan as I’m 70km from the nearest auto shop 😅

@paulmiles483 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tutorial...good move with the pitman puller on the bottom..350k miles and the bottom was still tighter than the duralast. Since it wasn't damaged,i just put it back in. Thanks again

@vlombardi51 Жыл бұрын

Most do it your self car videos always make it seem a lot easier that it is. This is a realistic video. Ive done this exact job and its spot on regarding the problems.

@ralphchilders1010 3 жыл бұрын

When I seen the new balance I thought it was going to start helping buddy good job

@jloy85 3 жыл бұрын

Honestly I am burnt out on the other ball joint replacement tutorials. Very informative of the same process principles but minimal details on the actual parts that you are working with. They are however still great videos with good content. This video however I feel like it fills in the voids that the other videos left out. Screw the how vids and keep up with the detailed experience with the actual parts and tools that you are working with. Me watching the segment felt like I was there mumbling expletives in the driveway when things don’t go right. Keep the vids coming. Great work!

@pthomas36 3 жыл бұрын

You're gonna have to drop that again to fix that split CV boot..

@conrad9299 5 жыл бұрын

I wish I would have watched this before I spent all day fighting with crap autozone balljoints. I had the exact same problem with them not wanting to fit. Ended up just cranking them on there and I don't even want to think about it.

@chazzgitzel2802 Жыл бұрын

thank you!!! i was able to do my ball joints from this video!!!

@craftedbyalvint 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for showing the trick with the 2x2!!!!

@robormiston2841 Жыл бұрын

I watched half of this video the other day because I'm ready to do mine on my 93 4 runner and went to the stealership for the driver upper and lower ball joint was $288. But it came from another state away the next day they called my at 10 am I was in shock because they said probably 2 day. The funny part was I just got done grinding fiberglass and I was all stinky and the parts gal was asking her co worker if he could smell That smell and I started laughing and said it was me and told them what I have been doing. Lol

@AnotherRandomPoser 9 ай бұрын

Helped me out a bunch, right on. Was really concerned with OE compatibility when I was looking through Rock Auto. Went with MOOG brand and it bolted up well.

@user-hd1qx2bd1r 2 жыл бұрын

Good Video Ben !!! Thank You!

@jm7629 2 жыл бұрын

Realist damn video I’ve seen in a long time. I start the exact same job next week. But hey! If the parts don’t fit I guess I’ll be hitting up NAPA too lol

@lucasdavis2463 4 жыл бұрын

Hey nice video! I appreciate your positive attitude. How are those NAPA parts holding up?

@djmrhigh 2 жыл бұрын

What size was your pitman arm puller for the lower ball joint?

@mdoneg 8 ай бұрын

Got to do all of this on my 95’ 4Runner. Really appreciate the video. What air tools are you using. I don’t have any yet.

@billybobbubbawubba9457 10 ай бұрын

I just started this job. One set of instructions said I needed to remove the calipers, I said B.S.! Another wanted me to take the hub apart! I'm glad I watched this one. Unfortunately, I bought Autocrap parts a year ago. I'm going to remove the paint from the shoulders and sand the i.d. of the knuckle. Then I will use a bigger hamer !@#$%^&

@bkopeikin 4 жыл бұрын

For the studs, you could have thrown a stack of washers on them and then the nut to torque the studs on (similar to how you would do it on the axle).

@underscorejeff 4 жыл бұрын

Sounds like how my mechanical endeavors go

@jaynoypi7015 Жыл бұрын

How’s the lower ball joint holding up? How many miles you put in it?

@sweendawg7274 11 ай бұрын

Did u just drink a bud light??!! I luv this vid!! Quote"i just tooted."

@Ruben901 5 жыл бұрын

I also heard good things about NAPA ball joints, mostly because of the pricing lol. Carlis and dynatrac are way too exspensive, but from what i have been hearing they are really good. Moog used to be a preferred choice, but now they are made in china and fail easily.

@laurencegrimwood5187 5 жыл бұрын

my moog ball joints were all made in JAPAN

@joshuachauncey5775 5 жыл бұрын

I couldn't get the gap to close on the duralast lower balljoint thought I was the only unlucky one

@BenHuttash 5 жыл бұрын

What a joke those parts are.

@mauricioibarra701 4 жыл бұрын

That's why I don't buy duralast. Not worth it.

@likits1999 Жыл бұрын

How long would you say they last. My 2001 Tacoma has 400,000 miles and I'm barely about to rebuild the suspension with poly bushes, poly dust boots and genuine Toyota joints all around. I've been cupping my tires since about 2008. I think there should be a better design of joints by now. I like the shovel check. Great job brother!

@BenHuttash Жыл бұрын

The high end Napa parts are fine I think. I never did and rock crawling or anything so not sure about extreme use. All my Napa joints are just as good as when I installed them. Be careful not to buy cheap ones if you do ever go shopping at Napa. They also sale a low quality item, the same crap you can get from all the other auto part stores. They told me they have two qualities of each part available. Direct OEM or better quality and a crap part comparable to the top quality of a auto one or oreillys.

@likits1999 Жыл бұрын

I dont abuse my truck either. No rockcrawling or mudding. Thanks for sharing about your Napa parts. I bought some genuine BMW parts through them and I was surprised when they handed them to me. I will start communicating more with my parts guy at Napa now. Thanks so much again for sharing, have a good day and keep up the great work!!!

@seanrezvan1054 4 жыл бұрын

everything should be metric

@alinasimionovici1830 4 жыл бұрын

Hello, about the genuine parts for Hilux (4runner) 2004 : original 4 ball joints contain a spring inside and after 1000km it snaps and rattles and costs 250 euros. Ashika after market ball joints don't have the spring, lasts 20 000km, costs 50 euros...

@thomasburr9244 3 жыл бұрын

Not true aftermarket ones suck

@alinasimionovici1830 3 жыл бұрын

@@thomasburr9244 Technically they are improved only by Ashika, over Toyota design, the rest of them not. I did cut with the grinder the Toyota ones and the Ashika ones. Now I'm using only Ashika because off the flat top without the spring inside.

@thomasburr9244 3 жыл бұрын

@@alinasimionovici1830 do you have a link to one of these brand ball joints that you use? I need two lower ball joints in my 98 4Runner and everyone says OEM but if those are the ones that keep failing I don't know why people keep recommending them do you have a link for the ones you use?

@alinasimionovici1830 3 жыл бұрын

@@thomasburr9244 For Toyota Hilux 2004 upper balljoint (www.autodoc24.ro/ashika/8246559), lower balljoint (www.autodoc24.ro/ashika/8246256).

@edspencer87 5 жыл бұрын

What was the vehicle doing to prompt you to change these? Mine has a shake especially when braking down a hill. Did the rotors and brakes pads but did not solve issue. Thanks

@BenHuttash 5 жыл бұрын

Mine was just so noisy I couldn't stand it any longer so I hade to investigate and discovered how worn out they were.

@clange12651 5 жыл бұрын

Did you find out what was causing your shaking when braking down hill?

@KillerNetDog 5 жыл бұрын

My 96 didn't shake, didn't make noise, I felt a pull to the left coming home and suddenly I was without a front wheel with my lower control arm eating pavement..

@stevenbenge6311 4 жыл бұрын

@@KillerNetDog damn..

@ChekeredFreak 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Edward, did you ever find the fix for the shaking while braking you described? Was it the upper/lower ball joints?

@getzapped313 Жыл бұрын

Dude I'm having so much trouble pulling the lower control arm away from the ball joint, it's fighting me tooth and fucking nail

@getzapped313 Жыл бұрын

Got it in had to have a mobile mechanic help me finish the job, I didn't remove anything but the lower ball joint, although it's possible to get it back in, it's a real fuckin doozy doing it this way because u have no way to move the lower control arm

@AnotherRandomPoser 9 ай бұрын

yeah that has been killing me the past few days. going to take the stabilizer link off the sway bar and see what that does. Have front shock and cam. adjusment bolts undone already.

@MagnusDominus1 4 жыл бұрын

You need a new cv boot on the drivers side.

@robertwkohljr4636 4 жыл бұрын

Magnus Dominus right

@blufighter77 Жыл бұрын

I spy Denton

@albionjq 3 жыл бұрын

you get what you pay for cheap =crap parts

@victoriasoto3140 4 жыл бұрын

Buy your parts on ebay Ben

@rowanhill4888 9 ай бұрын

Just lift the upper arm. Save a ton of time.

@jakedurocher3402 5 жыл бұрын

Tuna

@timneas7749 Ай бұрын

Lol

@darrensmall4313 Жыл бұрын

Those off brand parts are all made in China using cheap chinesium metals with poor quality control.

@sgbarreros 4 жыл бұрын

exactly why I don't buy off autopart stores anymore. Over priced, cheap shit. Walmart and name brand ebay parts, and done.

@corywadedavis 4 жыл бұрын

Walmart?

@sgbarreros 4 жыл бұрын

@@corywadedavis Walmart for fluids. Really good prices.

@bjlewellen5584 3 жыл бұрын

@@sgbarreros really GREAT prices

@jameshaliday1929 Жыл бұрын

good luck with auto zone ,I have had better luck witrh parts geek ,japan made oem ,chinese ,toyota counter fits are way to numerous, and napa all junk for past ten years,sad chinese takeover