This is really helpful to see before starting my ball joint job. Thanks for posting.

If you need any help on replacing the idler arm , I've got a step by step video tutorial. It may help you or others learn. It's a 12 minute clip. As long as we continue to show and explain these tho vs we can continue to teach others and younger generations. Thanks for sharing your video man. Best of luck and stay blessed

I like the idea of just moving the whole spindle together as one part versus taking everything apart.

Lol I do do it at my own risk. Called if the truck falls it lands on my garage floor with me still foot to 2 feet away from it. I'm always gonna work on my vehicles I have myself if I can. I love doing it. Knowing I accomplished something makes me happy.

This is probably the most helpful video for this job I have found! Appreciate it.

This looks easy enough, my lower ball joint fell apart this morning. I have all the tools except the press, I will have to rent that. Thanks for the video!

Just did one of these today at work. What a PITA. I think I got 4 hours into one side alone. The upper rivets would not come out after grinding the upper rivet heads flush. Then I removed the upper control arm and grinded the heads off the other side, then after 30-40 mins. of beating the old upper ball joint was off. The lower wouldn't pop out of the knuckle, then after beating and prying I got the knuckle hub off (mine was 4x4) and then I tried pressing off the lower ball joint but it wouldn't go. Tons of rust penetrate and heat later it popped out.

I will sometimes just lightly tap the corner of the press with my deadblow and she realigns with less stress and you dont force it. especially when she is goin crooked. You just blew it in with the big gun ,.LOL Great Vid.

did the upper and lower ball joints on my 89 silverado last year. I been a mechanic for 20+ years. on the uppers i would usually use a angle grinder or a air cut off wheel then use a punch to knock the rest of the rivot out. found with experimenting though that using an air powered hammer works fastest and best for me, just a few seconds per rivot then uses a hammer and punch and ur done, on the lowers, go rent or buy a ball joint press if you dont have one.

I have the same exact truck... white 1996 C1500 WT and have thought about attempting this after replacing the tie rod ends, sway bar links and shocks. Yet, I don't know, I just have a feeling I will open a can of worms. Getting them out and especially back in looks like a beast.

Very informative video. I just changed my uppers and lowers on my 1990 Chevy truck very similar to the one in this video. My lower ball joint on the drivers side was comming out of the control arm and I had to replace it ASAP. Luckily the control arm was ok, and the new lower ball joint pressed in very tight. I think that the lower ball joint pressed out when I spun out one winter and slammed into the ditch, no body damage, but I think that's when the ball joint popped out of the arm.

Love the pontiac trans am in the background

Good video. Very detailed, thanks

If you could see the marks on my ball joint press because i smack it with my hammer when my air gun stops moving it and my air gun moves again and it goes in allitle bit with every smack until seated. I cant wait to try the freezer trick someone mentioned.

This was helpful mate. Thanks.

Excellent video real informative.

Have the exact same truck. Thank you !

nice,these trucks got some heavy parts on them cool vid.

Great video. Very helpful!

at least someone does some preventative maintince i see some pretty worn parts and scary cars at work lol

I liked the gloves looked like fizzy bear.lol good video

put the lowers in a freezer for an hour before pressing them back in sometimes you wont need the press just a few taps with a hammer

So as I embark on my ball joint for my truck the biggest thing I got from this video was the fact that he took the whole brake assembly as one and detached the whole thing and set it to the side I think I'm going to try that

I'm going to try to do this on my own truck,but my only question is my did you have to the torch?

Do you know off hand what size the upper and lower ball joint nuts sizes are? Metric os SAE?

Great video

Did you need to compress the coil springs before removing the ball joints? I have a 2007 chevy express van. I want to change the ball joints. Do I need to compress the springs?

Best basic work detail

having a hard time finding info on a s10 truck, but for a 2wd it should be the same setup isn't it? if anyone can chime in on it i would appreciate it. thanks.

Piece of 9 wire helps hang the spindle, if you don't have any tall jacks/stands. Well hell even when working on the ground for that matter.

What size nuts and bolts did you use 🤔

Hey when you installed the new lower bail joint, did you install with or without the rubber boot?

Great video. Very helpful. I just wish you would have included the torque specs for those upper ball joint bolts. Thanks.

after pressing lower and new ball joint spins/loose did i mess it up? pls help

thanks

and use a shorter socket on your impact gun when pressing in the lowers

Hello it looked like the upper ball joint you had bolts,with thread down ,so the threads don't show,,then it looks like you change it !, does it matter ? I like not seeing the bolts threads ,dies ot matter please let me know if you know thanks ,keep up the good videos

You didn't show removing the upper ball joint. Did you need to use a ball joint press to remove it, or did it come out easily with the 3 retaining nuts removed?

How do you make holes .do.you drill em

What's worse than a crooked start installing the lower ?? Trying to get the castle nut off when the stem and ball spin inside of the casing. Torch will do nothing, always have a cut wheel ready to cut the nut and spread it.

I have this exact same truck. I could use more videos with information on it, also how important is it to replace the ball joints and what do they help with mainly Thanks

How the hell did u get off that bottom one by just hammering mine is so badly stuck 🤦‍♂️

What are the torque specs for the upper ball joint 4 blots ?

i would not use impact on installers. go slow use hand tools it's not a race .

I forgot to put the abs line bracket back on too lol

Old stuff is so fun my rubber is shot

To remove, any ball joint . Just take a hammer and hit the side, A few hard ttimes

just take the caliper off.... its 2 bolts....

if i drive my truck with the upper ball joint nuts broke will the wheel or the control come apart while driving it. shortdistance.

And the specific size such as 1 3/8 33MM etc.

What a terrible idea, GM with their riveted ball joints. I guess they thought that the motor would be finished long before the suspension.

does anyone know torque spec for castle nuts on an '86 c10 2wd 305? I am at the point where im grinding the rivets out and need to pick up a pickle fork. the bottom joint slipped right off the knuckle lower, but will need pickle fork to seperate upper ball from knuckle and both ball joints from control arms. I'm saving my ol' lady alot of money and getting some nice tools in exchange. already got a husky 4 piece air tool set and the air chisel is better at removing the rivets than grinding. impact ain't bad either. next we will be fixing windows, dash, bench seat, rust on body, dents and then backyard spraying it with plasti-dip. then goes a leveling kit, maybe body lift, then on go the 24" IIcraves, low pros, and 1800w kenwood pushing 2x12" alpine type r's with airplay capable bluetooth system, wired through rear with 1 tb hard drive full of our favorite music, at some point we may put in a cpu and run monitors...

Less than 6 months after installing my lower, the ball popped right out of the socket driving down the road. Don't buy cheap parts people. Mine was a TRQ from 1aauto.com

Would anyone know if dura last ball joints are worth it. I already know bout moog products I'm hoping to get at least 100,000 mile out of dura last ball joints.

Please, please help!!! We were in an accident, the car hit our right front tire and above our right front tire. At the time, the body shop said the "alignment was fine" and replaced the tire. This was in October. This month, there is a "squelching" sound when I turn the steering wheel and a "squelching" sound (like a dog toy), when we go over bumps or hit potholes. I was told by Ford that it was the suspension. A small garage we went to, told me that "it was probably the tie rods" and he said he would put a small hole in the "boot" and inserted a straw and filled it with lubricant. I told him I did not want this, but he did it anyway. It did not make the noise go away, but now I am concerned about what damage this may do---after the fact, I did some more reading and I found out this is not good at all. He also told me my tie rod was bad, and showed me how the front wheel would not move. I found out that this is a good thing for the wheel not to have a lot of play. Can you respond about all of this, please????

I have a 1988 Chevrolet c 1500 2wd . The upper ball joint don't have bolts . And I don't have any special tools . So how do I get the upper ball joint out . ( please please someone tell me what to do please tell me ) I haven't been able to go to work none this week

It would have been nice to see top one removed an replaced

Lol used the ball joint press and pushed the ball joint through the ball joint housing now what?

When you force a lower control arm balljoint on that material of control arm what it'll do is stretch the hole and then the balljoint will fit loose and defeat it's purpose. You would have to tap it back out and get it straight as soon as you see it going crooked. And also work the press in your favor.

To much grease but better than before

But wont work on lower balljoint... most all other it works great

hit the side it will pop right out

You didn't show removing the top ball joint. the Fact. haS RIVETS!

those poor stretched lines...........

My bottom one won't fucking come out been beating it with a hammer for hours

I don’t get it people post on the third doing upper and lower ball joints and they only do half the process on the video it’s not helpful when you only do half the process

never good idea to start pressing in new one with impact....long breaker bar and take your time.

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