What's Inside a Car Ball Joint
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Date: 2021-02-01
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Comments and reviews: 10
Gord
This is informative to those who have to disconnect the Links to Anti-Sway Bars. A design that could be improved on. If you fail to hold the shaft while removing the Nut(s) with an impact gun, you will heat up the ball and melt the plastic. Often in the rust belt the nuts are so rusted that the Allen Key hole or 10mm stub fail before the nut comes loose. Try a Vise-Grips and Impact gun - same result if Vise Grips slip and you rotate the shaft.
If you heat the nut you will also melt the plastic inside. You may as well have 2 links on hand (they are Left and Right) as you may have to cut off the nuts/shaft with acetylene torch.
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This is informative to those who have to disconnect the Links to Anti-Sway Bars. A design that could be improved on. If you fail to hold the shaft while removing the Nut(s) with an impact gun, you will heat up the ball and melt the plastic. Often in the rust belt the nuts are so rusted that the Allen Key hole or 10mm stub fail before the nut comes loose. Try a Vise-Grips and Impact gun - same result if Vise Grips slip and you rotate the shaft.
If you heat the nut you will also melt the plastic inside. You may as well have 2 links on hand (they are Left and Right) as you may have to cut off the nuts/shaft with acetylene torch.
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Benjamin
Hey Chris, I just replaced my control arms 3 weeks ago and now there's a lot of squeaking coming from the front end when going over bumps. Sadly, I don't have grease fittings to use and I'm just dying to know how to properly grease my ball joint & bushings. I know I should've applied grease during the initial install. it was overlooked at the time for whatever reason.
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Hey Chris, I just replaced my control arms 3 weeks ago and now there's a lot of squeaking coming from the front end when going over bumps. Sadly, I don't have grease fittings to use and I'm just dying to know how to properly grease my ball joint & bushings. I know I should've applied grease during the initial install. it was overlooked at the time for whatever reason.
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James
THX for the visual CHRIS, I didn't know that it's the PLASTIC inside that wears out, it makes me wonder does grease keep the plastic from wearing thin or is just wear and tare? does it really matter if it has a grease fitting? My balljoints lasted 15 years with the OEMs with no grease fittings, thx James
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THX for the visual CHRIS, I didn't know that it's the PLASTIC inside that wears out, it makes me wonder does grease keep the plastic from wearing thin or is just wear and tare? does it really matter if it has a grease fitting? My balljoints lasted 15 years with the OEMs with no grease fittings, thx James
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Geeman's
I got a Toyota prius 2010 model Toyota don't sell the inner tie rods you have to buy the entire rack. All the after market are only for a gen 2. So was just wondering if I could pop the shaft off and fit it to a new ball cup end. Or is it even possible to take them apart.
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I got a Toyota prius 2010 model Toyota don't sell the inner tie rods you have to buy the entire rack. All the after market are only for a gen 2. So was just wondering if I could pop the shaft off and fit it to a new ball cup end. Or is it even possible to take them apart.
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Outdoor
Damn, it reminds me of the boy and his father, slicing everything in half just for the heck of it, it's annoying asf. At least, you do it for informational purposes. I would prefer to see this video before I've watched those two pricks' videos, but still, I like dis
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Damn, it reminds me of the boy and his father, slicing everything in half just for the heck of it, it's annoying asf. At least, you do it for informational purposes. I would prefer to see this video before I've watched those two pricks' videos, but still, I like dis
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Ralph
Nice clear and concise video. Quality was good as well. I've replace many ball joints over the years, but I had my son watch this video so he could do it on his own. It was easy to follow for somebody with limited mechanical skills. Nice Job!
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Nice clear and concise video. Quality was good as well. I've replace many ball joints over the years, but I had my son watch this video so he could do it on his own. It was easy to follow for somebody with limited mechanical skills. Nice Job!
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Kirk
Another good video. I had one separate. I should not have ignored the squeaking sound that it was making. We were going slow, so the damage was minimal. The cv axle did have to be replaced, because it got twisted.
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Another good video. I had one separate. I should not have ignored the squeaking sound that it was making. We were going slow, so the damage was minimal. The cv axle did have to be replaced, because it got twisted.
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Rupert
I was watching one of your other ball joint videos, then I wondered if anyone had made a video on what the inside of one looks like. Two videos later and I see this in the recommended videos section: )
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I was watching one of your other ball joint videos, then I wondered if anyone had made a video on what the inside of one looks like. Two videos later and I see this in the recommended videos section: )
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Bachelor
Not because you can make it you will do it, its nice how you show whats inside the ball joint but thumbs down on how you cut it with that grinder. as the saying goes prevention is better than cure.
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Not because you can make it you will do it, its nice how you show whats inside the ball joint but thumbs down on how you cut it with that grinder. as the saying goes prevention is better than cure.
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James
Plastics used for bushings and bearings are actually self lubricating - no grease is required. That's why they use plastic instead of steel on steel - steel would require periodic lubrication.
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Plastics used for bushings and bearings are actually self lubricating - no grease is required. That's why they use plastic instead of steel on steel - steel would require periodic lubrication.
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